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Creully (French pronunciation: ⓘ) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Creully sur Seulles. [2] The town square is named after Canadian Lieutenant Bill McCormick of the 1st Hussars Canadian Armoured Regiment (London, Ontario). [3] Lt.
Calvados (UK: / ˈ k æ l v ə d ɒ s /, US: /-d oʊ s, ˌ k æ l v ə ˈ d oʊ s, ˌ k ɑː l v ə ˈ-/, French: ⓘ) [needs Norman IPA] is a department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. [3] It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the Normandy coast. In 2019, it had a population of 694,905. [4]
Lassy (French pronunciation: ⓘ) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Terres de Druance. [2] The former commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. [3]
The main attraction for the town is the Château de Falaise, which was used by Norman royalty as the seat of the Dukes of Normandy, until the 13th century, when it was captured by King Philip II of France. It is commonly known as Château Guillaume le Conquérant or William the Conqueror's Castle as he was born here. [15]
The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. [3]The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Cambercourt,Les Oiseaux, Les Cours,Le Hamel, La Trollière, Le Fang, Vervent and Berjou.
Banville is located in the Bessin area some 3 km south-west of Courseulles-sur-Mer and 5 km east of Crépon.Access to the commune is by the D12 road from Graye-sur-Mer in the north which passes through the village and continues south-west to Tierceville.
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Eure is part of the current region of Normandy and is surrounded by the departments of Seine-Maritime, Oise, Val-d'Oise, Yvelines, Eure-et-Loir, Orne, and Calvados. It also has a short coastline within the Atlantic Ocean across the Seine estuary. It is the only Normand department to border the region of Île-de-France.