Bretteville-sur-Laize

Bretteville-sur-Laize is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. The scene of heavy fighting following the Normandy landings, much of the town is of post-World War II construction.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Église Notre-Dame de Quilly and Town hall of Cintheaux.

Église Notre-Dame de Quilly

Community center

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Église Notre-Dame de Quilly is a community center.

Town hall of Cintheaux

Town hall

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Pierre Tourneresse (Gouvix)

Archaeological site

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Pierre Tourneresse (Gouvix) is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cintheaux and Urville.

Cintheaux

Village

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Cintheaux is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Urville

Village

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Urville is a commune in the Calvados department and Normandy region of north-western France. Iron mining was an important industry in the village until 1989. The village was at the head of a mineral railway linking the iron mines to the SMN steel mills.

Gouvix

Village

Photo: Entomolo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gouvix is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Bretteville-sur-Laize

Type: Locality with 1,840 residents
Also known as: “14100”
Location: Arrondissement of Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude

49.045° or 49° 2′ 42″ north

Longitude

-0.325° or 0° 19′ 30″ west

Population

1,840

Elevation

70 metres (230 feet)

Open location code

8CXX2MWG+22

GeoNames ID

6427101

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Bretteville-sur-Laize” goes by many names.

Chinese: “莱兹河畔布雷特维尔”
French: “Bretteville-sur-Laize”
Kazakh: “Бреттвиль-сюр-Лез”
Russian: “Бретвиль-сюр-Лез”
Serbian: “Бретвил сир Лез”
Ukrainian: “Бреттвіль-сюр-Лез”

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