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Saint-Gervais-des-Sablons Destination Guide

Delve into Saint-Gervais-des-Sablons in France

Saint-Gervais-des-Sablons in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 70 residents is a city in France - some 103 mi or ( 166 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital .

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Current time in Saint-Gervais-des-Sablons is now 12:32 AM (Friday) . 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 Vimoutiers. 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 Saint-Gervais-des-Sablons ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Vimoutiers 24hr Pedal Car Race - 90 second film

1:32 min by Tim Millard
Views: 2572 Rating: 5.00

24 hour pedal car race in the Normandy town of Vimoutiers, 2005. 90 second edited film. Shot with Panasonic DVX100 Edited with Avid Media Composer Director/Editor Tim Millard - timcmillard@gmail.com ..

les ormes 2007

1:10 min by weaslywef
Views: 915 Rating: 5.00

vakantie 2007 in les ormes beste vakantie!! ..


Vimoutiers

1:57 min by kmcgeachin
Views: 634 Rating: 5.00

Vimoutiers in Basse Normandie France ..

Etretat 1

0:18 min by youkot
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11/11/07 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Château de Courcy

The Château de Courcy is a ruined castle in the commune of Courcy in the south of the Calvados département of France. The edifice, typical of 12th-13th century military architecture, is in danger due to the lack of protective measures, even since being added to the monument historique inventory by the French Ministry of Culture in 1975.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 48.97 0.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Calvados, Castles in Lower Normandy, Official historical monuments of France, Ruins in Lower Normandy

Coudehard-Montormel Memorial

The Coudehard-Montormel Memorial (mémorial de Coudehard-Montormel or mémorial de Montormel) is a historical museum on mont Ormel in France, dedicated to the battle of the Falaise pocket, the last episode in the battle of Normandy.

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Located at 48.84 0.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Museums in Orne, Operation Overlord museums in France, World War II memorials in France

Hill 262

Hill 262, or the Mont Ormel ridge (elevation 262 metres), is an area of high ground above the village of Coudehard in Normandy that was the location of a bloody engagement in the final stages of the Normandy Campaign during the Second World War. By late summer 1944, the bulk of two German armies had become surrounded by the Allies near the town of Falaise. The Mont Ormel ridge, with its commanding view of the area, sat astride the Germans' only escape route.

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Located at 48.84 0.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 1944 in France, Battles involving Poland, Conflicts in 1944, Military operations of World War II involving Germany, Operation Overlord

Vimoutiers Tiger tank

The Vimoutiers Tiger tank (French: char Tigre de Vimoutiers) is a World War II German Tiger tank on outside display on the outskirts of Vimoutiers in the French departement of Orne, in Normandy. This tank was abandoned by its crew, after being sabotaged by two inside explosive charges, in August 1944, during the last fight of the Battle of Normandy. Abandoned until the mid-1970s in a road ditch, it was recovered by the municipality of Vimoutiers to prevent the tank being scrapped.

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Located at 48.92 0.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Official historical monuments of France, Operation Overlord, Visitor attractions in Orne

Pays d'Auge

The Pays d'Auge is an area in Normandy, straddling the départements of Calvados and Orne (plus a small part of the territory of Eure). The chief town is Lisieux.

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Located at 49.00 0.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Former provinces of France, Geography of Calvados, Geography of Eure, Geography of Lower Normandy, Geography of Orne