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Les Champeaux Destination Guide

Touring Les Champeaux in France

Les Champeaux in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 118 citizens is a city located in France - some 101 mi or ( 162 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Les Champeaux

Time in Les Champeaux is now 07:13 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 Villedieu-les-Bailleul. 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 Les Champeaux ? 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 ..

Vimoutiers

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

Vimoutiers in Basse Normandie France ..


Jon & Lukes Place in Camembert

2:07 min by kmcgeachin
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Work done at Luke and Jon's place during a recent visit ..

Manoir de Beaumoncel - ferme de Marie Harel

1:05 min by chartigre1944
Views: 37 Rating: 0.00

Manoir où Marie Harel cacha un moine réfractaire en 1791. Celui-ci, originaire de la région de Brie, lui donna la recette de la croûte du fromage. C'est ainsi que fut transformé le camembert pour deve ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 6 km away
Tags: 1944 in France, Battles involving Poland, Conflicts in 1944, Military operations of World War II involving Germany, Operation Overlord

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 6 km away
Tags: Museums in Orne, Operation Overlord museums in France, World War II memorials in France

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 7 km away
Tags: Official historical monuments of France, Operation Overlord, Visitor attractions in Orne

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.

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Located at 48.97 0.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Calvados, Castles in Lower Normandy, Official historical monuments of France, Ruins in Lower Normandy

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 15 km away
Tags: Former provinces of France, Geography of Calvados, Geography of Eure, Geography of Lower Normandy, Geography of Orne