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Arclais Destination Guide

Discover Arclais in France

Arclais in the region of Basse-Normandie is a town located in France - some 142 mi or ( 229 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Arclais

Local time in Arclais is now 03:06 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: London, Cambridge, Bristol, Birmingham, and Vire. When in this area, you might want to check out London . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Arclais ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Scable in the Normandy

1:26 min by neon1301
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Lena and Anka doing scable during our last summer holiday in Bavent/France at the Viaduc de la Souleuvre. ..

6 juin 1994

9:13 min by ChrisDib9
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Les commémorations du 6 juin 1944, 50 ans après. The commemorations of the D-days, 50 years later in Vire, Calvados ..


Scable in the Normandy

1:30 min by neon1301
Views: 1086 Rating: 5.00

Miri and Silke doing scable during our last summer holiday in Bavent/France at the Viaduc de la Souleuvre. The dummbabbler in the background is Jens. :) ..

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 ******************* ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 7 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

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 15 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Lower Normandy, TER Basse-Normandie

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 15 km away
Tags: Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in France, World War II airfields in France

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 15 km away
Tags: Battles and operations of World War II involving Germany, Battles involving the United Kingdom, Operation Overlord

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 16 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