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Pierres Destination Guide

Touring Pierres in France

Pierres in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 210 citizens is a city located in France - some 140 mi or ( 226 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital city .

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Time in Pierres is now 12:48 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: London, Cambridge, Bristol, Birmingham, and Vire. Being here already, consider visiting London . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Pierres ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

ROLF DYMAN & SAMANTHA MAYER @ Private Party Red Bull - Viaduc de la Souleuvre (14)

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Rolf DYMAN & Samantha MAYER @ Private Party Red Bull au Viaduc de la Souleuvre (14) Booking: Agence B-up (Laurent) Tél. 05 47 749 749 - 06 76 04 95 57 contact@b-up.fr - www.b-up.fr ******************* ..

Road up to Mont Pincon and Cooms Towers

1:25 min by BattlefieldBiker
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Road up to Mont Pincon and Cooms Towers ..


Mont Pincon from Northwest to Hussars Leaguer

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Mont Pincon from Northwest to Hussars Leaguer ..

Mont Pincon Ride

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A motorcycle ride along the trails on top of Mont Pincon in Normandy. Important British victory in WWII. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Gare de Vire

Gare de Vire is a railway station serving the town Vire, Calvados department, northwestern France.

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Located at 48.85 -0.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Lower Normandy, TER Basse-Normandie

Battle of Tinchebray

The Battle of Tinchebray (alternate spellings Tinchebrai or Tenchebrai) was fought 28 September 1106, in the town of Tinchebray, Normandy, between an invading force led by Henry I of England, and his older brother Robert Curthose, the Duke of Normandy. Henry's knights won a decisive victory, capturing Robert and imprisoning him in England and then Wales until Robert's death in Cardiff Castle. England and Normandy remained under a single ruler until 1204.

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Located at 48.77 -0.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: 1106 in France, 12th century in France, Battles of the Middle Ages, Conflicts in 1106, Henry I of England, Military history of Normandy, Orne

Operation Bluecoat

Operation Bluecoat was an attack by the British Second Army at the Battle of Normandy during the Second World War, from 30 July – 7 August 1944. The geographical objectives of the attack were to secure the key road junction of Vire and the high ground of Mont Pinçon. Strategically, the attack was made to support the American exploitation of their break-out on the western flank of the Normandy beachhead.

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Located at 48.84 -0.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Battles and operations of World War II involving Germany, Battles involving the United Kingdom, Operation Overlord

La Vieille Airfield

La Vieille Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Saint-Pierre-la-Vieille in the Basse-Normandie region of northern France. Located just outside of Saint-Pierre-la-Vieille (likely to the east of the commune), the United States Army Air Force established a temporary airfield on 31 July 1944, shortly after the Allied landings in France The airfield was constructed by the IX Engineering Command, 818th Engineer Aviation Battalion.

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Located at 48.92 -0.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in France, World War II airfields in France

Souleuvre Viaduct

Viaduc de la Souleuvre is a well-known permanent bungee jumping facility in La Ferrière-Harang, Normandy, France. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:48|57|3.72|N|00|51|50.29|W|type:landmark_region:FR-14_scale:3000 |primary |name= }}

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Located at 48.95 -0.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Bridges completed in 1893, Bridges in France, Buildings and structures in Calvados, Demolished bridges, Viaducts, Visitor attractions in Calvados, Visitor attractions in Lower Normandy