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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.
Normandy (French: Normandie; Norman: Normaundie or Nouormandie) [note 2] is a geographical and cultural region in northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy. Normandy comprises mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular Normandy (mostly the British Channel Islands ).
The name of the commune comes from the French word loge, meaning a cabin or shelter, or more usually in English, a hunting-lodge. The village is located almost at the end of the old Roman road linking Lillebonne with Étretat .
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Alençon (UK: / æ ˈ l ɒ̃ s ɒ̃ /, [3] US: / ˌ æ l ɒ̃ ˈ s oʊ n /, [4] French: [alɑ̃sɔ̃] ⓘ; Norman: Alençoun) is a commune in Normandy, France, and the capital of the Orne department. [5] It is situated 173 kilometres (107 mi) west of Paris. Alençon belongs to the intercommunality of Alençon (with 52,000 people).
Graye-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region, in northwestern France, approximately 1 km west of Courseulles-sur-Mer, and 18 km east of Bayeux.
Ranville (French pronunciation: ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Ranville was the first French village liberated on D-Day . The village was liberated by the British 13th Parachute Battalion, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Luard.
Combray (French pronunciation: ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy in north-western France. [3] The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. [4] ...