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.
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
Photo: Entomolo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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″ northLongitude
-0.325° or 0° 19′ 30″ westPopulation
1,840Elevation
70 metres (230 feet)Open location code
8CXX2MWG+22GeoNames 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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