Grainville

Grainville is a neighborhood in Grainville-Langannerie, Arrondissement of Caen, Normandy. Grainville is situated nearby to the neighborhood Résidence des Pommiers, as well as near Vieille Langannerie.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Église Saint-Étienne de Grainville-Langannerie and Polish War Cemetery.

Église Saint-Étienne de Grainville-Langannerie

Church

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Église Saint-Étienne de Grainville-Langannerie is a church.

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.

Église Notre-Dame de Quesnay

Church

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Église Notre-Dame de Quesnay is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Germain-le-Vasson and Urville.

Saint-Germain-le-Vasson

Village

Saint-Germain-le-Vasson 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 northwest of Grainville.