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Communauté De Communes Normandie-Cabourg-Pays D'Auge
Normandie-Cabourg-Pays d'Auge is the intercommunal structure centered on the town of Dives-sur-Mer.Les communes membres de la Communauté de communes Normandie Cabourg Pays d’Auge It is located in the Calvados Department in the region of Normandy, northwestern France. It was created in 2016 and its seat is Dives-sur-Mer.CC Normandie-Cabourg-Pays d'Auge BANATIC, accessed 9 January 2025. Its area is 276.40 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dives-sur-Mer
Dives-sur-Mer (, literally ''Dives on Sea''; ) is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy in northwestern France. History It was from the harbour of Dives-sur-Mer that William the Conqueror set out on the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. On the night before sailing to Pevensey Bay for battle, William and 475 barons and knights from Normandy, Flanders, and Brittany attended Dives-sur-Mer Church for Mass and prayers. After much research in the 18th century, the French government placed a monumental plaque in the church listing by name all 475 companions of the Conqueror on that great mission Book One of "One Family's Journey Through Ten Centuries, by William Lilly contains analysis at Appendix d, p. 1395 of the efforts to determine who those knights were. The medieval wooden market hall and the 13th-14th-century church are the main attractions of the town. Population Transport Dives-sur-Mer is served by two stations on the railway line from Deauville to Dives- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dozulé
Dozulé () is a Communes of France, commune in the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department in the Normandy (administrative region), Normandy Regions of France, region in northern France. Population The apparitions and the Glorious Cross Between 1972 and 1978, Jesus Christ is said to have Visions of Jesus and Mary, appeared 49 times in Dozulé to Madeleine Aumont, a mother of five children, in the presence of her parish priest Victor L'Horset and other faithful people. He is believed to have dictated a series of messages, containing teachings and warnings for all people, according to those who believed in them. Among them is the daily ''Prayer of Dozulé''.Jean Stiegler; ''Prayers in Dozulé''. 48 pp. Editions Résiac, France. The messages are seen as an annunciation of Second Coming, the return of Christ. There is also the Glorious Cross of Dozulé, Glorious Cross, an illuminated Catholic cross coloured white and blue, tall with arms long. The exa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Putot-en-Auge
Putot-en-Auge (, literally ''Putot in Auge'') is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On the hill to the east of Putot a vicious battle was fought on 19 August 1944. The Allied casualties lie in the small churchyard of Putot-en-Auge. The village features heavily in the book "13 - Lucky For Some" which is about the history of the 13th (Lancashire) Parachute Battalion. There are many then and now photographs as well as maps and diagrams of battles that took place in the region. Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 526 Communes of France, communes of the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities ... References Communes of Calvados (department) Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Lisieux-geo-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petiville, Calvados
Petiville () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Population International relations Petiville is twinned with Lydford, UK See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 526 Communes of France, communes of the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities ... References Communes of Calvados (department) Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Lisieux-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Périers-en-Auge
Périers-en-Auge (, literally ''Périers in Auge'') is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 526 Communes of France, communes of the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities ... References Communes of Calvados (department) Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Lisieux-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merville-Franceville-Plage
Merville-Franceville-Plage () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Geography Merville-Franceville-Plage, more usually called Franceville, is situated on the Côte Fleurie, 6 km from Cabourg and from Caen. Merville Franceville is located on the right/east side of the ''Baie de l'Orne''. The back country is a plain, favourable to cereal cultivation and dairy cattle. Population Climate The commune has a maritime climate : Winters are warm and summers rarely suffer from excessive heat. Sights *''Redoute de Merville'', fortification edified on Vauban's plans in 1779. Rediscovered by the occupying forces during the Second World War. *The Merville Gun Battery (''Batterie de Merville'') is an historic site situated on the eastern flank of the landing area codenamed Sword. Lieutenant-Colonel Terence Otway, and the 9th Parachute Battalion, neutralized the German battery during the Battle of Merville Gun Battery on 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houlgate
Houlgate () is a small tourist resort in northwestern France along the English Channel with a beach and a casino. It is a Communes of France, commune in the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department in the Normandy (administrative region), Normandy Regions of France, region. History Pre-19th century Houlgate developed as a hamlet in the Communes of the Calvados département, commune of Beuzeval. Up until the 19th century, Beuzeval consisted of only a few small houses and farms. On the southern side of the stream was Le Hameau de la Mer, consisting of a few houses, a tile and brick works and a water mill. In 1793, only 204 inhabitants lived in the commune. 19th century: development as a resort Between 1845 and 1850, sea bathing became popular in Beuzeval. The Pilter family opened the first guesthouse for poorer protestant families in 1851 on Rue :File:Armes de la famille de Neufville.jpg, Sébastien-de-Neufville. Numbers of tourists gradually increased, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotot-en-Auge
Hotot-en-Auge (, literally ''Hotot in Auge'') is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is the namesake of the Dwarf Hotot and Blanc de Hotot breeds of Rabbit Demographics In 2018, the commune had 297 inhabitants. See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 526 Communes of France, communes of the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities ... References Communes of Calvados (department) Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Lisieux-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heuland
Heuland () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 526 Communes of France, communes of the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities ... References Communes of Calvados (department) Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Lisieux-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hérouvillette
Hérouvillette () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Population Places and monuments * Hérouvillette: Church of the "Nativité-de-Notre-Dame" (XIV). * Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardronnette: Church of Sainte-Honorine (XVIII). * Lavoir on the "Aiguillon". Hérouvillette église de la Nativité-de-Notre-Dame.jpg, Church of the "Nativité-de-Notre-Dame". FranceNormandieHerouvilletteSteHonorineLaChardronetteEglise.jpg, Church of Sainte-Honorine. See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 526 Communes of France, communes of the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities ... References Communes of Calvados (department) Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Lisieux-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grangues
Grangues () is a commune in the Calvados department and Normandy region of north-western France. Population Name The attested forms are ''de Girangis'', without date (cartulary of Préaux) ;François , name1=de Beaurepaire, ''The Place Names of Calvados'' ''(annotated by Dominique Fournier)'', Paris, L'Harmattan, 2022, p. 201-202, ''Granchae'' in 1198 (magni rotuli scacc. p. 58, 2) ; Célestin Hippeau, ''Topographical Dictionary of Calvados'', Paris, 1883, p. 133/ref> '' ohannes deGuerengues'' in 1216 (AC, H 321); '' pudGrengueis'' in 1220 ; ''Grengues'' in 1282 (AN, J 220,2) ; ''Greyngues'' in 1282 (cart. norm. n° 996, p. 256) ; ''Granges Generenciæ'' in the 13th century (cart. of Préaux) ; ''Grenguez'' 14th century ; ''Grenchiæ'' 16th century (Lisieux, p. 52). This is a medieval toponymic formation, probably old since it is not preceded by the definite article. François de Beaurepaire brings Grangues closer to Goring (Oxford, ''Garinges'' 10th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goustranville
Goustranville is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 526 Communes of France, communes of the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities ... References Communes of Calvados (department) Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Lisieux-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
