Beaumesnil () is a commune in the

Calvados Calvados (, , ) is a brandy from Normandy in France, made from apples and/or pears. History In France Apple orchards and brewers are mentioned as far back as the 8th century by Charlemagne. The first known record of Norman distillation was ma ...

department in the

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in northwestern

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Geography

The village is centred on a staggered crossroads between the D52 which heads to

Pont-Farcy Pont-Farcy () is a Communes of France, former commune in the Manche Departments of France, department in the Normandy (administrative region), Normandy Regions of France, region in northwestern France. Before 1 January 2018, it was part of the ...

to the north and

Vire Vire () is a town and a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Vire Normandie. Geography The town is located on the river Vire. Much o ...

to the south and the D81 which leads to Le Beny-Bocage to the north east and Landelles-et-Coupigny to the south west.

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Communes of Calvados (department) Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Vire-geo-stub

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