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Parfouru-l'Eclin Destination Guide

Delve into Parfouru-l'Eclin in France

Parfouru-l'Eclin in the region of Basse-Normandie is located in France - some 142 mi or ( 228 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Parfouru-l'Eclin

Local time in Parfouru-l'Eclin is now 12:21 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: London, Cambridge, Bristol, Birmingham, and Villers-Bocage. While being here, you might want to check out London . We discovered some clip posted online . 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 Parfouru-l'Eclin ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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St. Elmo's fire 'static charges' over France at 20000 feet

0:48 min by fly4fun
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Heavy rain caused a build up of static electricity going into while on approach to Paris. This static is occasionally followed by some wild colors, known as St. Elmo's fire. Wrote about this trip in m ..

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 ..


La Normandie - Vestige du débarquement du 6 juin 1944

7:15 min by Papetyves
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La Normandie - Les plages du débarquement ..

Le Souterroscope des ardoisières

0:35 min by BocageNormand
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Visite insolite du monde souterrain, dans cette ancienne mine d'ardoise de Caumont-l'Eventé en Normandie - Calvados. www.bocage-normand.com ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Battle of Villers-Bocage

The Battle of Villers-Bocage took place during the Second World War on 13 June 1944, one week after the Allies landed in Normandy to begin the liberation of German-occupied France. The battle was the result of a British attempt to improve their position by exploiting a temporary vulnerability in the German defences to the west of the city of Caen.

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Located at 49.08 -0.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 1944 in France, Battle for Caen, Battle honours of the Rifle Brigade, Battles of World War II involving Germany, Battles of World War II involving the United Kingdom, Conflicts in 1944, Military history of Normandy, Tank battles

Operation Perch

Operation Perch was a British offensive of the Second World War which took place between 7 and 14 June 1944, during the Battle of Normandy. The operation was intended to encircle and seize the German occupied city of Caen, which was a major Allied objective in the early stages of the invasion of northwest Europe. A combination of fierce German resistance and failures at the British command level foiled the operation before its objectives were achieved.

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Located at 49.08 -0.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Battle for Caen, Battles of World War II involving Germany, Battles of World War II involving the United Kingdom

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 10 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

Battle of Méribel

The Battle of Méribel took place at Méribel, above Sallanches, Haute-Savoie, France, on 13 September 1793, when the forces of the Duchy of Savoy were defeated by the French Army. In 1792, Revolutionary French forces had marched into Savoy to "bring freedom" to its people as part of the French Revolution. A decree annexing it to France was signed on 27 November of the same year, and it became the 85th département of France, renamed as the Mont Blanc département.

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Located at 49.23 -0.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: 1793 in France, Battles involving Savoy, Battles of the French Revolutionary Wars, Conflicts in 1793

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 16 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Lower Normandy, Région Ouest, TER Basse-Normandie