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Valcanville Destination Guide

Touring Valcanville in France

Valcanville in the region of Basse-Normandie with its 395 citizens is located in France - some 175 mi or ( 281 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Valcanville

Time in Valcanville is now 03:59 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: Southampton, Portsmouth, London, Cambridge, and Bristol. Being here already, consider visiting Southampton . 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 Valcanville ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Barfleur - L'un des + Beaux Villages de France

5:35 min by Hintar1
Views: 13431 Rating: 4.91

I created this video with the YouTube Video Editor (www.youtube.com Music : The Captain (Al Stone) ..

Hoisting a boat from the harbour in St-Vaast-la-Hogue

2:14 min by Fred Triep
Views: 1873 Rating: 5.00

This video shows, how a boat has been hoisted from the water of the harbour in the village St-Vaast-la-Hogue (Normandie) ..


Port du Cotentin, à la découverte de Barfleur et de son or noir

3:35 min by jeromehouyvet
Views: 857 Rating: 5.00

Un reportage sur Barfleur diffusé dans le journal de 13 heures de TF1 le 29 Aôut 2012 ..

Mit der Ente durch Frankreich

3:43 min by Fredinsky01
Views: 268 Rating: 5.00

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Interesting facts about this location

Tatihou

Tatihou is an island of Normandy in France with an area of 290,000 square metres. It is located to the east of the Cotentin peninsula just off the coast near Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. It is almost uninhabited, and is usually reached by amphibious boat although, being a tidal island, it is also possible at low tide to walk there over the local oyster beds. Access to the island is limited to 500 visitors per day.

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Located at 49.59 -1.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Geography of Manche, Islands of France, Islands of Normandy

German auxiliary cruiser Komet

Komet (HSK-7) was an auxiliary cruiser of the German Kriegsmarine in the Second World War, intended for service as a commerce raider. Known to the Kriegsmarine as Schiff 45, to the Royal Navy she was Raider B. She was sunk by British motor torpedo boats in October 1942.

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Located at 49.73 -1.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: 1937 ships, Auxiliary cruisers of the Kriegsmarine, Germany–Soviet Union relations, Maritime incidents in 1942, Ships built in Bremen (state), World War II commerce raiders, World War II cruisers of Germany, World War II shipwrecks in the English Channel

USS Rich (DE-695)

USS Rich (DE-695) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort, the first United States Navy ship named in honor of Lieutenant (j.g. ) Ralph M. Rich (1916–1942) who was awarded the Navy Cross for his leadership as a fighter pilot off Enterprise during the Battle of Midway.

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Located at 49.52 -1.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: 1943 ships, Buckley-class destroyer escorts, Maritime incidents in 1944, Operation Overlord, Ships built in Michigan, Ships sunk by mines, United States Navy North Dakota-related ships, World War II frigates and destroyer escorts of the United States, World War II shipwrecks in the English Channel

Azeville Airfield

Azeville Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Azeville in the Basse-Normandie region of northern France.

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Located at 49.48 -1.31 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in France, World War II airfields in France

Crisbecq Battery

The Crisbecq battery, also called Marcouf Battery, was a World War II artillery battery constructed by the Todt Organization near the French village of Saint-Marcouf in the department of Manche in the north-east of Cotentin peninsula in Normandy. It formed a part of Germany's Atlantic Wall coastal fortifications. Although constructed and manned initially by the Kriegsmarine, the battery was later transferred to the German army.

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Located at 49.48 -1.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Manche, Fortification in France, Military history of France during World War II, Military history of Normandy, Museums in Manche, World War II museums in France