Baie de l’Orne
Baie de l’Orne is a bay in Normandy, France.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pegasus Bridge and Memorial Pegasus.
Pegasus Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ouistreham and Sallenelles.
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.
Sallenelles
Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sallenelles is a village in Calvados départment of Lower Normandy, France.
Colleville-Montgomery
Village
Photo: Sylenius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colleville-Montgomery is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Baie de l’Orne
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.2706° or 49° 16′ 14″ northLongitude
-0.2344° or 0° 14′ 4″ westOpen location code
8CXX7QC8+67OpenStreetMap ID
node 1886571841OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pointe du Siège and Pointe de la Roque.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include House of Nature and the Estuary and Les Terrains François.
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