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Delve into Neuvy-au-Houlme in France
Neuvy-au-Houlme in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 221 residents is a city in France - some 116 mi or ( 187 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital .
Current time in Neuvy-au-Houlme is now 11:05 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: London, Cambridge, Bristol, Birmingham, and Villers-Canivet. While being here, make sure to check out London . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Neuvy-au-Houlme ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Destruction du château d'eau à Falaise route de Putanges.
Ils ne le font même pas à la dynamite ! décevant... ..
Chateau de Falaise : William the Conqueror's Normandy Castle
Château de Falaise, the castle in Falaise, Normandy (France) where William the Conquerer was born . visitnormandy.wordpress.com ..
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Visita a Falaise (bassa Normandia),la citta' che diede i natali a Guglielmo il conquistatore nel 1027. ..
Musical Chairs, Duck Style
If you have three ducks and put down three piles of food, that's one pile each, right? Wrong! ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Operation Tractable
Operation Tractable was the final offensive conducted by Canadian and Polish Army troops, supported by one brigade of British tanks, as part of the Battle of Normandy. The goal of this operation was to capture the strategically important French town of Falaise, and following that, the smaller towns of Trun and Chambois.
Located at 48.89 -0.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Falaise pocket
The battle of the Falaise Pocket, fought during the Second World War from 12–21 August 1944, was the decisive engagement of the Battle of Normandy. Taking its name from the pocket around the town of Falaise within which Army Group B, consisting of the German Seventh and Fifth Panzer Armies became encircled by the advancing Western Allies, the battle is also referred to as the Falaise Gap after the corridor which the Germans sought to maintain to allow their escape.
Located at 48.89 -0.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Gare de Falaise
Falaise was a railway station in the French town of Falaise, Calvados. The station was built by the CF de l'Ouest in pure Ouest architecture, and opened on 1 November 1859. It saw the arrival of a line from Flers on 15 April 1874 and from Falaise-Château by the Calvados railway in 1904 (0.6m). The main line to Caen closed on 1 July 1953 and the branch line from Berjou on 1 March 1938. at the birth of the SNCF. The narrow gauge line closed in 1932.
Located at 48.90 -0.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Rouvre
The Rouvre is a river in Lower Normandy, in the Orne département, a tributary of the Orne. The river's source is in the commune of Beauvain, a few kilometres to the east of La Ferté-Macé. After crossing the Pays d'Houlme, it turns in a north-westerly direction to re-enter the Swiss Normandy, and then in its last 15 kilometres passes around Bréel. The Rouvre then flows into the Orne between the dam at Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne and Pont-d'Ouilly, and joins the Orne at Rouvrou (elevation 63 metres).
Located at 48.85 -0.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Château de la Motte
Château de la Motte is a château located in the commune of Joué-du-Plain in Lower Normandy, France. The château began as a Viking motte and bailey fortress and evolved into the 18th and 19th century Château seen today. The two most noted families who owned the site were the Gabriel Montgommerys and the Nicolas Angos, but its role as Resistance center in World War II may be its most notable episode.
Located at 48.69 -0.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
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