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Troarn Destination Guide

Discover Troarn in France

Troarn in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 3,361 habitants is a town located in France - some 117 mi or ( 188 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Troarn

Local time in Troarn is now 03:07 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: London, Cambridge, Bristol, Birmingham, and Touffreville. When in this area, you might want to check out London . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Troarn ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Shisha in Bavent

0:53 min by neon1301
Views: 751 Rating: 1.00

Eight young people from Geiselbach/Germany during their summer holiday in their twin city Bavent in the Normandy/France smoking a shisha with some Frenchmen. ..

PEGASUS BRIDGE. Normandie 2009. Partie I.

9:31 min by Andre Callier
Views: 171 Rating: 5.00

Des commentaires dans la partie II. Excellente année 2011. à tous. ..


2012 Day 4 Pegasus Bridge & Ranville

10:29 min by boyzweekend2009
Views: 98 Rating: 0.00

Pegasus Bridge & Ranville ..

soirée samedi 31 juillet pour toi greg.MP4

1:19 min by djudjulapatate
Views: 23 Rating: 0.00

pour toi greg ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Mondeville 2

Mondeville 2 is a shopping centre in Caen, France and the largest of the Basse Normandie région. It is situated in the suburb of Caen in the town of Mondeville. The shopping centre was built by the Promodès group for its supermarket brand Continent and opened on 27 June 1995, replacing the older Supermonde (also known as Mondeville 1) which opened in 1970. As well as retail facilities the shopping centre was home to the Promodès headquarters.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 49.16 -0.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Calvados, Shopping centres in France, Visitor attractions in Calvados

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.

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Located at 49.24 -0.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Calvados, World War II sites in France, World War II sites of Nazi Germany

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.

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Located at 49.24 -0.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 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 10 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

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.

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Located at 49.24 -0.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 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)

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temperature and rainfall during the year in Troarn