Ranville War Cemetery
Ranville War Cemetery is a Second World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers in France, located in Ranville, 10 km north east of Caen, Normandy. The cemetery contains predominantly British soldiers killed during the early stages of the Battle of Normandy.Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: 24/7
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in France
- Also known as: “Cimetière militaire de Ranville” and “Ranville war cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Town hall of Ranville and Église Notre-Dame de Ranville.
Town hall of Ranville
Town hall
Photo: Pimprenel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Town hall of Ranville is situated 170 metres northeast of Ranville War Cemetery.
Église Notre-Dame de Ranville
Church
Photo: Roi.dagobert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Notre-Dame de Ranville is a church, which is situated 120 metres north of Ranville War Cemetery.
Château de Guernon-Ranville
Castle
Photo: CREVETTE HAVOT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Château de Guernon-Ranville is located in the hamlet of Le Bas de Ranville in the commune of Ranville, in the Calvados department of Normandy in Northwestern France. Château de Guernon-Ranville is situated 450 metres west of Ranville War Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ranville and Hérouvillette.
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.
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.
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. Amfreville is situated 2½ km northeast of Ranville War Cemetery.
Ranville War Cemetery
- Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery and burial
- Location: Ranville, Arrondissement of Lisieux, Calvados, Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.23113° or 49° 13′ 52″ northLongitude
-0.25886° or 0° 15′ 32″ westOpen location code
8CXX6PJR+FFOpenStreetMap ID
way 674529842OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q17515229
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“Ranville War Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Ranville War Cemetery”
- French: “Cimetière militaire britannique de Ranville”
- French: “cimetière militaire de Ranville”
- Hungarian: “Ranville-i katonai temető”
- Japanese: “ランヴィル戦争墓地”
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