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Carentan (French pronunciation: [kaʁɑ̃tɑ̃]) is a small rural town near the north-eastern base of the French Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy in north-western France, with a population of about 6,000. It is a former commune in the Manche department. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Carentan-les-Marais. [2]
Carentan-les-Marais is located in the middle of vast marsh remediated and transformed into rich meadows, at the confluence of the Taute and the Douve.The city, at the gateway to the Cotentin Peninsula and the Bay of Veys, is at the heart of the Regional Natural Park of the Cotentin and Bessin marshes.
D-Day assault map of Normandy and northwest coastal France The naval Battle of La Hogue in 1692 was fought off Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue near Barfleur . The town of Valognes was, until the French Revolution , a provincial social resort for the aristocracy, nicknamed the Versailles of Normandy .
Carentan Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Carentan in the Normandy region of northern France. Located just outside Carentan, the United States Army Air Force established a temporary airfield 15 June 1944, nine days after the first Allied landings in France on D-Day and only three days ...
Pages in category "Airports in Normandy" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Caen–Carpiquet ...
The canton of Carentan-les-Marais (before March 2020: canton of Carentan) [3] is an administrative division of the Manche department. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015.
Les Veys (French pronunciation: [le vɛ]) is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune Carentan-les-Marais . [ 2 ]
France airport map. Below is a list of airports in France, grouped by department and sorted by commune. France is a country with its main territory in Western Europe, with several overseas territories and islands. The area known as metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, as well as from ...