Le Bas de Fontenay

Le Bas de Fontenay is a hamlet in Fontenay-sur-Mer, Arrondissement of Cherbourg, Normandy. Le Bas de Fontenay is situated nearby to the hamlet Sortauville, as well as near Dangueville.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Courcy Castle and Château de Franqueville.

Courcy Castle

Castle

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Château de Franqueville

Castle

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Château de Franqueville is a castle.

The Crisbecq Battery was a German World War II artillery battery constructed by the Todt Organization near the French village of Saint-Marcouf in the department of Manche in the north-east of Cotentin peninsula in Normandy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quinéville and Ozeville.

Quinéville

Village

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Quinéville is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France. The Chateau de Quineville is in the village, along with a church, the eglise Notre-Dame.

Ozeville

Village

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Ozeville is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. The town was mentioned in the D-Day diary of Capt Walter Marchand, US Army, Medical Corps. Ozeville was assaulted on 8 June and finally taken on 13 June by the Allied Forces. Ozeville is situated 2½ km west of Le Bas de Fontenay.