Le Pont de Ranville

Le Pont de Ranville is a hamlet in Calvados, Normandy. Le Pont de Ranville is situated nearby to the hamlet Longueville, as well as near the locality Le Long du Marais de Ranville.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Horsa Bridge and Memorial Pegasus.

Horsa Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Jérémy Qtn, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Horsa Bridge, also known as Ranville Bridge, over the Orne river, was, along with Pegasus Bridge, captured during Operation Tonga by gliderborne troops of the 2nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in a coup de main operation in the opening minutes of D-Day, 6 June 1944.

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.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ranville and Amfreville.

Ranville

Village

Photo: ChBougui, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ranville is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Ranville was the first French village liberated on D-Day.

Amfreville

Village

Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Amfreville is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.

Hérouvillette

Village

Photo: Roi.dagobert, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hérouvillette is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Hérouvillette is situated 2½ km southeast of Le Pont de Ranville.

Le Pont de Ranville

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Calvados, Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude

49.24025° or 49° 14′ 25″ north

Longitude

-0.26537° or 0° 15′ 55″ west

Open location code

8CXX6PRM+4V

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7143661271

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Longueville and Le Long du Marais de Ranville.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Opération Coup de Main and Parc de la Vallée.

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