Aire des Campagnettes
Aire des Campagnettes is a picnic site in Amfreville, Arrondissement of Lisieux, Normandy. Aire des Campagnettes is situated nearby to the village Ranville, as well as near Bréville-les-Monts.Places of Interest Nearby
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. Pegasus Bridge is situated 1½ km west of Aire des Campagnettes.
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. Memorial Pegasus is situated 1½ km west of Aire des Campagnettes.
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. Horsa Bridge is situated 1 km west of Aire des Campagnettes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ranville and Bréville-les-Monts.
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.
Bréville-les-Monts
Village
Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bréville-les-Monts is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It was the location for the Battle of Bréville fought by the 6th Airborne Division during the Second World War.
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 south of Aire des Campagnettes.
Aire des Campagnettes
- Type: Picnic site
- Category: tourism
- Location: Amfreville, Arrondissement of Lisieux, Calvados, Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.24393° or 49° 14′ 38″ northLongitude
-0.25253° or 0° 15′ 9″ westOpen location code
8CXX6PVW+HXOpenStreetMap ID
way 773722040OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=picnic_site
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