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Colleville-Montgomery
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Colleville-Montgomery (; formerly Colleville-sur-Orne) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northern France.
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Colleville-Montgomery is a commune in France, situated within the Calvados department and the arrondissement of Caen. It is located in the Normandy region and shares borders with Biéville-Beuville, Hermanville-sur-Mer, Ouistreham, and Périers-sur-le-Dan. The commune is named after Bernard Montgomery and is distinct from Colleville-sur-Mer. Its official name is also listed as Colleville-sur-Orne.
The area of the commune is 7.74 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 58 meters. The population is recorded as 2,586, comprising 1,193 males and 1,244 females. Colleville-Montgomery is part of the canton of Ouistreham and uses the postal code 14880.
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Place details
- Locality
- Colleville-Montgomery
- Region
- Normandie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,285
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Colleville-Montgomery
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Colleville Mgry Eglise.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The church in Colleville-Montgomery
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Colleville-Montgomery.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Caen
- French commune.canton
- Ouistreham
- French commune.INSEE
- 14166
- French commune.postal code
- 14880
- French commune.mayor
- Frédéric Loinard
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CU Caen la Mer
- French commune.elevation m
- 10
- French commune.elevation min m
- 3
- French commune.elevation max m
- 58
- French commune.area km2
- 7.74
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Named after
- Bernard Montgomery
- Official name
- Colleville-sur-Orne
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Caen
- Population
- 2586
- Area
- 7.74
- Elevation
- 21
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Ouistreham
- Official website
- www.colleville-montgomery.fr
- Image
- Plage Colleville-Montgomery.JPG
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- Commons category
- Colleville-Montgomery
- postal code
- 14880
- associated electoral district
- canton of Ouistreham
- male population
- 1193
- female population
- 1244
- P8168
- Hans Noever
- different from
- Colleville-sur-Mer
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-31-97-12-61
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Sights
- Tourism
- Population
- International relations
- See also
- References
- External links
Colleville-Montgomery (; formerly Colleville-sur-Orne) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northern France.
==History== The town was known as Colleville-sur-Orne until 13 June 1946 to distinguish it from another town in the department, also in a coastal location, Colleville-sur-Mer; It became Colleville-Montgomery as a tribute to General Bernard Montgomery (1887–1976), commander of the allied land forces during the Battle of Normandy. There are two neighbouring towns in Calvados called Sainte-Foy-de-Montgommery and Saint-Germain-de-Montgommery, but they are named for Montgomery's family ancestors. They were part of William the Conqueror's invading army in 1066 and settled in England. The town was featured in the 1962 film, The Longest Day, detailing the French Resistance and their efforts on D-Day.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Colleville-Montgomery” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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