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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]
Gisors (French pronunciation:) is a commune in the French department of Eure, Normandy, France.It is located 62.9 km (39.1 mi) northwest from the centre of Paris.. Gisors, together with the neighbouring communes of Trie-Château and Trie-la-Ville, form an urban area of 13,915 inhabitants (2018). [3]
Map of the Contentin. The Cotentin Peninsula (US: / ˌ k oʊ t ɒ̃ ˈ t æ̃ /, [1] French: [kɔtɑ̃tɛ̃]; Norman: Cotentîn [kotɑ̃ˈtẽ] ⓘ), also known as the Cherbourg Peninsula, is a peninsula in Normandy that forms part of the northwest coast of France.
Arromanches-les-Bains is 12 km north-east of Bayeux and 10 km west of Courseulles-sur-Mer on the coast where the Normandy landings took place on D-Day, 6 June 1944.Access to the commune is by the D514 road from Tracy-sur-Mer in the west passing through the town and continuing to Saint-Côme-de-Fresné in the east.
Granville (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃.vil] ⓘ; Norman: Graunville) is a commune in the Manche department and region of Normandy, northwestern France. [3] The chef-lieu of the canton of Granville and seat of the Communauté de communes de Granville, Terre et Mer [], it is a seaside resort and health resort of Mont Saint-Michel Bay, at the end of the Côte des Havres [], a former cod ...
Carentan is close to the sites of the medieval Battle of Formigny of the Hundred Years' War.The town is also likely the site of the historical references to the ancient Gallic port of Crociatonum [3] (documented by Roman sources), a possession of the Unelli (or Veneli or also Venelli) tribe (Greek: Οὐένελοι) situated on the river Douve slightly inland from the beaches at Normandy.
The landscape of this area is considered typical of Normandy—agricultural and producing dairy produce and apples. [1] It is noted for its cheeses, especially Camembert (named for a place in Pays d'Auge), [2] Livarot and Pont-l'Évêque, also names of villages. The Pays d'Auge has been granted appellation contrôlée status for its cider and ...
Asnelles is located at the seaside some 13 km north-east of Bayeux and 10 west of Courseulles-sur-Mer.Access to the commune is by the D514 road from Saint-Côme-de-Fresné in the west passing through the town and continuing to Ver-sur-Mer in the east.