Pierre debout
Pierre debout is an archaeological site in Calvados, Normandy. Pierre debout is situated nearby to Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, as well as near the community center Salle des Fêtes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: menhir in Reviers, France
- Also known as: “Menhir dit Pierre debout”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery and Église Saint-Vigor de Reviers.
Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Burtonpe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery is a burial ground containing predominantly Canadian soldiers killed during the early stages of the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War. Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery is situated 380 metres northeast of Pierre debout.
Église Saint-Vigor de Reviers
Church
Photo: Pradigue, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Vigor de Reviers is a church, which is situated 750 metres west of Pierre debout.
Chapelle Sainte-Christine de Reviers
Chapel
Photo: Pimprenel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapelle Sainte-Christine de Reviers is situated 1 km west of Pierre debout.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Reviers and Fontaine-Henry.
Reviers
Village
Photo: Burtonpe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Reviers is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region, in northwestern France. It lies 4 km south of Courseulles-sur-Mer and 15 kn northwest of Caen.
Fontaine-Henry
Village
Photo: Xavier 45370, Public domain.
Fontaine-Henry is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northern France. The commune is known for its chateau, rebuilt in the 15th and 16th centuries on the foundations of an earlier fortress built by Guillaume de Tilly, sieur de Fontaine-Henry, named in honour of his cousin Henry II of England. Fontaine-Henry is situated 2½ km south of Pierre debout.
Courseulles-sur-Mer
Village
Photo: Roi.dagobert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Courseulles-sur-Mer, commonly known as Courseulles, is a commune in the Calvados department, Normandy, northwestern France. Until 1957, the town's name was simply Courseulles. Courseulles-sur-Mer is situated 3 km north of Pierre debout.
Pierre debout
- Categories: menhir, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Calvados, Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.30193° or 49° 18′ 7″ northLongitude
-0.45541° or 0° 27′ 20″ westOpen location code
8CXX8G2V+QROpenStreetMap ID
node 9634428315OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q3387768
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Pierre debout” goes by many names.
- French: “pierre debout”
- French: “Pierre debout”
- German: “Menhir de la Pierre Debout”
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Highlights include Salle des Fêtes and Stade Jacques Roué.
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