Croisilles () is a
commune in the
Calvados department in the
Normandy
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region
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in northwestern
France
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.
The mother of explorer
Dumont D'Urville
Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville (; 23 May 1790 – 8 May 1842) was a French explorer and naval officer who explored the south and western Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, and Antarctica. As a botanist and cartographer, he gave his nam ...
was born in Croisilles. He named an inlet of New Zealand's coast
Croisilles Harbour
Croisilles Harbour (formerly spelt Croixelles Harbour) is a natural inlet north of Nelson at the westernmost edge of the Marlborough Sounds on the northern coast of New Zealand's South Island. It has two major arms, Okiwi Bay and Squally Cove.
Th ...
after the village.
[ Reed, A.W., (1975) ''Place Names of New Zealand.'' Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed. p.94.]
Population
See also
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Communes of the Calvados department
The following is a list of the 528 communes of the Calvados department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administra ...
References
Communes of Calvados (department)
Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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