Colleville-sur-Mer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
Please expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in French Wikipedia. (December 2008) After translating, {{Translated|fr|Colleville-sur-Mer}} must be added to the talk page to ensure copyright compliance.Translation instructions · Translate via Google |
Coordinates: 49°20′57″N 0°50′32″W / 49.3491666667°N 0.842222222222°W
|
Commune of Colleville-sur-Mer |
|
| Location | |
  Colleville-sur-Mer
|
|
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Basse-Normandie |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux |
| Canton | Trévières |
| Intercommunality | Trévières |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) avg. |
| Land area1 | 6.93 km2 (2.68 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 174 |
| - Density | 25 /km² (65 /sq mi) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14165/ 14710 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Colleville-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northern France.
The beach next to the coastal village was one of the principal beachheads during the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944, designated Omaha beach.
Contents |
[edit] Monuments
- Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial is located in Colleville-sur-Mer.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- American D-Day: Omaha Beach, Utah Beach & Pointe du Hoc
- Aerial movie of Colleville-sur-Mer, Omaha Beach and the American Cemetery - Film taken from a low flying propellor plane. British Tours.
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Colleville-sur-Mer |
 |
This Calvados geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
