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Breville-les-Monts Destination Guide

Touring Breville-les-Monts in France

Breville-les-Monts in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 702 citizens is a city located in France - some 120 mi or ( 193 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Breville-les-Monts

Time in Breville-les-Monts is now 02:30 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 Touffreville. 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 Breville-les-Monts ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Brittany Ferries Normandie

3:27 min by darthanakinskywater
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Normandie's video at Ouistreham harbour in august 2009 // Visit : www.passsengerships.fr ..

Pegasus Bridge desde el Cafe Gondree

1:54 min by xicu41
Views: 3926 Rating: 3.67

Puente Pegasus ..


Brittany Ferries Normandie

2:07 min by darthanakinskywater
Views: 3828 Rating: 3.00

Normandie Ouistreham in august 2008 // Visit : www.passsengerships.fr ..

BRITTANY FERRIES MV Mont St Michel à Ouistreham.

3:09 min by NicoBateaux
Views: 2747 Rating: 5.00

Appareillage du Mont Saint Michel de Ouistreham. Regarder jusqu'à la fin... Mont Saint Michel leaving Ouistreham. Watch till the end... ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Horsa Bridge

Horsa Bridge, also known as Ranville bridge, over the Orne River, was, with Pegasus Bridge, captured during Operation Deadstick by gliderborne troops of the 2nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (the 52nd) in a coup de main operation in the opening minutes of D Day, 6 June 1944.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 49.24 -0.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Calvados, World War II sites in France, World War II sites of Nazi Germany

Operation Deadstick

Operation Deadstick was the codename for an airborne forces operation by the British Army that took place on 6 June 1944 as part of the Normandy landings. The mission's objective was to capture intact two road bridges in Normandy across the River Orne and the Caen Canal providing the only exit eastwards for British forces from their landing on Sword Beach. Intelligence reports said both bridges were heavily defended by the Germans and wired for demolition.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 49.24 -0.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 1944 in France, Airborne operations, Battles and operations of World War II involving Germany, Battles and operations of World War II involving the United Kingdom, Conflicts in 1944, Glider Pilot Regiment operations, Operation Overlord, Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)

Pegasus Bridge

Pegasus Bridge is a bascule bridge (a type of movable bridge), built in 1934, that crossed the Caen Canal, between Caen and Ouistreham, in Normandy, France. Also known as the Bénouville Bridge after the neighbouring village, it was, with the nearby Ranville Bridge over the river Orne, a major objective of Operation Deadstick, part of Operation Tonga in the opening minutes of the invasion of Normandy.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 49.24 -0.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Bascule bridges, Buildings and structures in Calvados, Operation Neptune, Transport in Lower Normandy

Château de Bénouville

The Château de Bénouville is a building in Bénouville, Normandy, near Caen (northern France. It was designed in 1769 by architect Claude Nicolas Ledoux and built in 1770-74 and 1776-80 at the request of Hyppolite-François Sanguin, marquis of Livry and his marquise Thérèse Bonne Gillain de Bénouville, heiress of the property. The interior was under construction from 1778 to 1780 under the direction of Jean-François-Étienne Gilet, the architect of Caen.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 49.24 -0.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Châteaux in Calvados, Houses completed in 1774, Houses completed in 1780

Port of Caen

The Port of Caen, Port de Caen, is the harbour and port authority of the Norman city of Caen, France. The port of Caen is composed of a series of basins on the Canal de Caen à la Mer, linking Caen to Ouistreham, 15 km (9.3 m) downstream, on the English Channel.

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Located at 49.23 -0.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Caen, Caen, Ports and harbours of France, Ports and harbours of the English Channel, Transport in Lower Normandy, Transport in Normandy, Visitor attractions in Lower Normandy

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Breville-les-Monts