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Fontenay Destination Guide
Touring Fontenay in France
Fontenay in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 302 citizens is located in France - some 155 mi or ( 249 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital city .
Time in Fontenay is now 07:06 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: London, Cambridge, Bristol, Birmingham, and Sourdeval. 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 Fontenay ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Star Wars Cantina Band on Chapman Stick
The famous tune "Cantina Band" played for fun by Guillaume ESTACE on Chapman Stick ..
Helvelyn
photos from a walk up helvelyn set to Ungar's Ashokan's farewell ..
Timelapse Lapenty Normandie HD
View from the gîte in Lapenty, Manche, France. If you want to spend your holiday in rural Normandy please visit the website of Julie and James Foster. www.vakantiehuis-frankrijk.nl PS 1 I am working o ..
Property For Sale in the France: near to Saint Hilaire Du Ha
French Property For Sale in Basse-Normandie, Manche 50, France - FULL DESCRIPTION BELOW This property can be found at www.frenchpropertyshop.com This French property has the following features + REF#2 ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Operation Lüttich
Operation Lüttich was a codename given to a German counterattack during the Battle of Normandy, which took place around the American positions near Mortain from 7 August to 13 August 1944. (Lüttich is the German name for the city of Liège in Belgium, where the Germans had won a victory in the early days of August 1914, during World War I. ) The offensive is also referred to in American and British histories of the Battle of Normandy as the Mortain counter-offensive.
Located at 48.65 -0.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Abbaye Blanche
The Abbaye Blanche ("White Abbey"), was a nunnery founded in 1112 in Mortain, France. Shortly after establishing an abbey for men called Holy Trinity of Savigny, Saint Vitalis, founder of the monastic order of Savigny, set up the Abbaye Blanche for women. The church is built on a Latin cross floorplan of a central nave and a wide transept. The style is Early Gothic, though unfortunately only the chapter house, cellar and Romanesque cloister remain in their original 12th-century form.
Located at 48.66 -0.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Savigny Abbey
Savigny Abbey (Abbaye de Savigny) was a monastery near the village of Savigny-le-Vieux, in northern France. It was founded early in the 12th century. Initially it was the central house of the Congregation of Savigny, who were Benedictines; by 1150 it was Cistercian.
Located at 48.50 -1.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Canton of Saint-Sever-Calvados
The Canton of Saint-Sever-Calvados is a French canton. The canton is located in the département of Calvados in the region of Basse-Normandie. The canton forms part of the Arrondissement of Vire. The chief commune in the Canton is Saint-Sever-Calvados and the general counciller is Yves Rondel (2008 - 2014)
Located at 48.84 -1.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
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.
Located at 48.84 -0.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
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