Ranville
Ranville is a locality in Arrondissement of Lisieux, Calvados, Normandy. Ranville is situated nearby to the neighborhood Le Mariquet, as well as near the locality Hérouvillette.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pegasus Bridge and Memorial Pegasus.
Pegasus Bridge
Bridge
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Pegasus Bridge, originally called the Bénouville Bridge after the neighbouring village, is a road crossing over the Caen Canal, between Caen and Ouistreham in Normandy.
Memorial Pegasus
Museum
Photo: Patrbe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Memorial Pegasus at Ranville in Lower Normandy is a museum and memorial to the 6th Airborne Division in the Normandy landings and particular the capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges.
Château de Bénouville
Castle
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The Château de Bénouville is a building in Bénouville, Normandy, near Caen. It was designed in 1769 by architect Claude Nicolas Ledoux and built in 1770-74 and 1776-80 at the request of Hyppolite-François Sanguin, marquis of Livry and his marquise Thérèse Bonne Gillain de Bénouville, heiress of the property.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sallenelles and Ouistreham.
Sallenelles
Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sallenelles is a village in Calvados départment of Lower Normandy, France.
Ouistreham
Photo: Rundvald, Public domain.
Ouistreham is in Calvados department on the coast of Normandy at the eastern end of the area of the D-Day beaches.
Colombelles
Village
Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colombelles is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is located on the Canal de Caen à la Mer. Colombelles is situated 4 km southwest of Ranville.
Ranville
- Type: Locality with 1,780 residents
- Also known as: “14530”
- Location: Arrondissement of Lisieux, Calvados, Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.2311° or 49° 13′ 52″ northLongitude
-0.2575° or 0° 15′ 27″ westPopulation
1,780Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)Open location code
8CXX6PJV+C2GeoNames ID
6427395
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- French: “Ranville”
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