Merville-Franceville-Plage

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Coordinates: 49°16′39″N 0°12′12″W / 49.277500, -00.203290

Commune of Merville-Franceville-Plage

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Location
Merville-Franceville-Plage (France)
Merville-Franceville-Plage
Administration
Country France
Region Basse-Normandie
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Caen
Canton Cabourg
Intercommunality Campagne et Baie de l'Orne
Mayor Olivier Paz
Statistics
Elevation 0 m–42 m
(avg. 14 m)
Land area¹ 10.42 km²
Population²
(1999)		 1,521
 - Density 145/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 14409/ 14810
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Merville-Franceville-Plage is a commune in the Calvados département in the Basse-Normandie region of France.

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[edit] Geography

Merville-Franceville-Plage, more usually called Franceville, is situated on the Côte Fleurie, at 6km from Cabourg and 14 km from Caen. Merville Franceville is located on the right side of the Baie de l'Orne.

The back country is a plain, favourable to the cereal culture.

[edit] Climate

The commune is under the influence of the oceanic climate : Winter are warm and summer does not suffer of heat wave.

[edit] Monuments

  • Batterie de Merville or Merville Gun Battery is an historic site situated in the eastern flank of the landing area Sword Beach where the Lieutenant-colonel Terence Otway carried out an heroic mission with his men of the 9th Battalion of Parachutists before the dawn of D-Day by neutralizing the artillery of the German battery.
coat of arms of Merville-Franceville-Plage
coat of arms of Merville-Franceville-Plage

[edit] Tourism

Merville Franceville is attractive for families, thanks to the various beach activities and excursions in the back-country.

This town is famous for being a good spot for kite surfing.

[edit] Twin towns

[edit] Photos

Town hall

seafront

low tide

footpath to the beach

miniature golf

former railway station now solicitor office

[edit] External links

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