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Explore Chouain in France

Chouain in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 200 inhabitants is a town in France - some 137 mi or ( 221 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Chouain

Current time in Chouain is now 12:18 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: London, Cambridge, Bristol, Birmingham, and Villers-Bocage. Since you are here already, make sure to check out London . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Chouain ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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The Mulberry Harbour.wmv

2:15 min by scapa6
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The Mulberry Harbour was an artificial port the size of Dover, that was prefabricated in England, and then towed across the Channel to the Normandy coast, after the D-Day landing had started. This har ..

Bayeux, France: Famous Medieval Tapestry

2:26 min by RickSteves
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Bayeux, a town 140 miles west of Paris in the Normandy region, is famous for the Bayeux Tapestry. This 230 foot long embroidery, housed in an excellent museum, tells the story of arguably the most mem ..


Bayeux, France

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Normandy is a beautiful part of France. The Liberation of Europe began near the town of Bayeux on June 6, 1944. Bayeux, about 200 miles from Paris on the English Channel, is a great place to start you ..

Mare Fontaine Battery - Normandy - Atlantic Wall

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Mare Fontaine Battery - Normandy - Atlantic Wall British 69th Brigade objective ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Mondaye Abbey

Saint-Martin de Mondaye is a French Premonstratensian abbey in the Bessin countryside at Juaye-Mondaye, Calvados, nine miles to the south of Bayeux. Founded in 1200, it is the only canonial abbey still active in Normandy.

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Located at 49.21 -0.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 19th-century Christian monasteries, Buildings and structures in Calvados, Christian monasteries established in the 13th century, Churches in Calvados, Premonstratensian monasteries in France, Visitor attractions in Calvados, Visitor attractions in Lower Normandy

Gare de Bayeux

Gare de Bayeux is the station for the town of Bayeux, Calvados. It is situated on the Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway. It is a small station with trains to Cherbourg, Caen and Paris as well as regional trains to Rennes. Preceding station   SNCF   Following station <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: middle; border-left: 0px none; border-bottom: 0px none; border-right: 1px #aaa solid; border-top: 1px #aaa solid;">Caentoward Paris-St.

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Located at 49.27 -0.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Lower Normandy, Région Ouest, TER Basse-Normandie

Bayeux Cathedral

Bayeux Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux) is a Norman-Romanesque cathedral, located in the town of Bayeux. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bayeux. It was the original home of the Bayeux Tapestry and is a national monument of France. The site is an ancient one and was once occupied by Roman sanctuaries. The present cathedral was consecrated on 14 July 1077 in the presence of William, Duke of Normandy and King of England.

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Located at 49.28 -0.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Cathedrals in France, Churches in Calvados, Official historical monuments of France

Bayeux Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery

The Bayeux War Cemetery is the largest Second World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers in France, located in Bayeux, Normandy. The cemetery contains 4,648 burials, mostly of the Invasion of Normandy. Opposite this cemetery stands the Bayeux Memorial which commemorates more than 1,800 casualties of the Commonwealth forces who died in Normandy and have no known grave.

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Located at 49.27 -0.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 1944 establishments in France, British military memorials and cemeteries, Canadian military memorials and cemeteries, Cemeteries in Calvados, Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in France, World War II cemeteries in France, World War II memorials in France

Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayeux

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayeux and Lisieux, is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. The diocese is coextensive with the Department of Calvados, and is a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Rouen, also in Normandy. At the time of the Concordat of 1802, the ancient Diocese of Lisieux was united to that of Bayeux. A pontifical Brief, in 1854, authorized the Bishop of Bayeux to call himself Bishop of Bayeux and Lisieux.

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Located at 49.28 -0.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Roman Catholic dioceses in France