Carrière des Aucrais
Carrière des Aucrais is a quarry in Bretteville-le-Rabet, Arrondissement of Caen, Normandy. Carrière des Aucrais is situated nearby to the church Eglise Saint-Germain de Cauvicourt, as well as near the village Cintheaux.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eglise Saint-Germain de Cauvicourt and Polish War Cemetery.
Eglise Saint-Germain de Cauvicourt
Church
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Eglise Saint-Germain de Cauvicourt is a church, which is situated 530 metres north of Carrière des Aucrais.
Polish War Cemetery
Cemetery
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Grainville-Langannerie Polish war cemetery is the only Polish Second World War cemetery in France. It is located 17 km south of Caen, Normandy, and contains 696 Polish war graves. It is one of seven military cemeteries now maintained by the French state. Polish War Cemetery is situated 2 km south of Carrière des Aucrais.
Église Saint-Lô de Bretteville-le-Rabet
Church
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Église Saint-Lô de Bretteville-le-Rabet is a church, which is situated 2 km southeast of Carrière des Aucrais.
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. Urville is situated 2½ km southwest of Carrière des Aucrais.
Grainville-Langannerie
Village
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Grainville-Langannerie is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Grainville-Langannerie is situated 2½ km south of Carrière des Aucrais.
Carrière des Aucrais
- Type: Quarry
- Also known as: “Carriere des Aucrais”
- Category: industry
- Location: Bretteville-le-Rabet, Arrondissement of Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.03975° or 49° 2′ 23″ northLongitude
-0.26901° or 0° 16′ 8″ westElevation
104 metres (341 feet)Open location code
8CXX2PQJ+V9GeoNames ID
12493898
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