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Montabard Destination Guide

Delve into Montabard in France

Montabard in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 313 residents is a city in France - some 111 mi or ( 178 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital .

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Current time in Montabard is now 11:54 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: London, Cambridge, Bristol, Birmingham, and Vrigny. While being here, make sure to check out London . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Montabard ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Destruction du château d'eau à Falaise route de Putanges.

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Ils ne le font même pas à la dynamite ! décevant... ..

les ormes 2007

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vakantie 2007 in les ormes beste vakantie!! ..


Chateau de Falaise : William the Conqueror's Normandy Castle

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Château de Falaise, the castle in Falaise, Normandy (France) where William the Conquerer was born . visitnormandy.wordpress.com ..

Joan of Arc to William the Conqueror Everardt's photos around Falaise, France (basse-normandie)

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Interesting facts about this location

Gare d'Argentan

Gare d'Argentan is a railway station serving the town Argentan, Orne department, northwestern France.

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Located at 48.74 -0.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Lower Normandy, TER Basse-Normandie

Falaise pocket

The battle of the Falaise Pocket, fought during the Second World War from 12–21 August 1944, was the decisive engagement of the Battle of Normandy. Taking its name from the pocket around the town of Falaise within which Army Group B, consisting of the German Seventh and Fifth Panzer Armies became encircled by the advancing Western Allies, the battle is also referred to as the Falaise Gap after the corridor which the Germans sought to maintain to allow their escape.

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Located at 48.89 -0.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Battles and operations of World War II involving Poland, Battles of World War II involving Canada, Battles of World War II involving France, Battles of World War II involving the United Kingdom, Battles of World War II involving the United States, Military operations of World War II involving Germany, Operation Overlord

Operation Tractable

Operation Tractable was the final offensive conducted by Canadian and Polish Army troops, supported by one brigade of British tanks, as part of the Battle of Normandy. The goal of this operation was to capture the strategically important French town of Falaise, and following that, the smaller towns of Trun and Chambois.

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Located at 48.89 -0.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: 1944 in France, Battles and operations of World War II involving Poland, Battles of World War II involving Canada, Conflicts in 1944, Military operations of World War II involving Germany, Operation Overlord

Gare de Falaise

Falaise was a railway station in the French town of Falaise, Calvados. The station was built by the CF de l'Ouest in pure Ouest architecture, and opened on 1 November 1859. It saw the arrival of a line from Flers on 15 April 1874 and from Falaise-Château by the Calvados railway in 1904 (0.6m). The main line to Caen closed on 1 July 1953 and the branch line from Berjou on 1 March 1938. at the birth of the SNCF. The narrow gauge line closed in 1932.

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Located at 48.90 -0.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: 1859 establishments in France, Defunct railway stations in Lower Normandy, Railway stations closed in 1953, Railway stations opened in 1859, Région Ouest

Château de la Motte

Château de la Motte is a château located in the commune of Joué-du-Plain in Lower Normandy, France. The château began as a Viking motte and bailey fortress and evolved into the 18th and 19th century Château seen today. The two most noted families who owned the site were the Gabriel Montgommerys and the Nicolas Angos, but its role as Resistance center in World War II may be its most notable episode.

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Located at 48.69 -0.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Castles in Lower Normandy, Châteaux in Orne, French Resistance, Landscape history