Bény-sur-Mer
Bény-sur-Mer (, literally Bény on Sea) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region, in northwestern France. It lies 5 km south of Bernières-sur-Mer and 13 km north of Caen.
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- Locality
- Bény-sur-Mer
- Region
- Normandie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 332
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Bény-sur-Mer (, literally Bény on Sea) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region, in northwestern France. It lies 5 km south of Bernières-sur-Mer and 13 km north of Caen.
==World War II== During World War II, Bény-sur-Mer was liberated on D-Day by Le Régiment de la Chaudière, a French Canadian unit. There was a gun battery located near the town at the time.
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