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Touring Jurques in France
Jurques in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 608 citizens is located in France - some 141 mi or ( 226 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital city .
Time in Jurques is now 09:29 PM (Sunday) . 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 Villers-Bocage. 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 Jurques ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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St. Elmo's fire 'static charges' over France at 20000 feet
Heavy rain caused a build up of static electricity going into while on approach to Paris. This static is occasionally followed by some wild colors, known as St. Elmo's fire. Wrote about this trip in m ..
La Normandie - Vestige du débarquement du 6 juin 1944
La Normandie - Les plages du débarquement ..
Le Souterroscope des ardoisières
Visite insolite du monde souterrain, dans cette ancienne mine d'ardoise de Caumont-l'Eventé en Normandie - Calvados. www.bocage-normand.com ..
Carp Fishing Holidays in France with Derek Ritchie at Carp Invasion 01
www.carpinvasion.com Carp Fishing Holidays in France with Derek "The Don" Ritchie. Derek Ritchie spent a few days at Carp Invasion's carp lake in Normandy, France, where he caught an array of large ca ..
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Interesting facts about this location
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.
Located at 49.08 -0.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Operation Perch
Operation Perch was a British offensive of the Second World War which took place between 7 and 14 June 1944, during the Battle of Normandy. The operation was intended to encircle and seize the German occupied city of Caen, which was a major Allied objective in the early stages of the invasion of northwest Europe. A combination of fierce German resistance and failures at the British command level foiled the operation before its objectives were achieved.
Located at 49.08 -0.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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= }}
Located at 48.95 -0.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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.
Located at 48.92 -0.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Lignerolles Airfield
Lignerolles Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Lignerolles in the Haute-Normandie region of northern France. Located just outside of Lignerolles (likely to the northwest of the commune), the United States Army Air Force established a temporary airfield on 6 July 1944, shortly after the Allied landings in France The airfield was constructed by the IX Engineering Command, 820th Engineer Aviation Battalion.
Located at 49.18 -0.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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