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Falaise is a commune in France, situated in the Calvados department within the Normandy region. It serves as the capital of the cantons of Falaise-Nord, Falaise-Sud, and Falaise, and lies within the arrondissement of Caen. The town shares borders with Aubigny, Eraines, La Hoguette, and Noron-l'Abbaye. Its postal code is 14700, and it is located at an elevation of 188 meters above sea level.
The area of the commune is 11.84 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 8,597 residents and another citing 9,107. The male population is recorded as 3,774, while the female population is 4,412. Falaise is twinned with Bad Neustadt an der Saale, Cassino, Henley-on-Thames, and Alma. It has been described in sources such as The Nuttall Encyclopædia and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Falaise
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Caen
- Population
- 7680
- Area
- 11.84
- Elevation
- 146
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Falaise
- Shares border with
- Versainville
- Official website
- www.falaise.fr
- Image
- Chateau de falaise et centre.JPG
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- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Falaise
- twinned administrative body
- Alma
- Commons category
- Falaise
- postal code
- 14700
- topic's main category
- Category:Falaise
- Commons gallery
- Falaise
- different from
- La Falaise
- associated electoral district
- canton of Falaise
- male population
- 3774
- female population
- 4412
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- P8168
- Gerd Kaminski
- native label
- Falaise
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- contact page URL
- www.falaise.fr/contacter-la-mairie-de-falaise
- phone number
- +33-2-31-41-61-61
- fax number
- +33-2-31-90-25-55
- P12749
- aunt
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Travel guide
Understand
In August 1944, two German armies were encircled in the area west of Falaise and mostly destroyed by the Allies, though they fought hard to escape via the Falaise gap to the east. Some 10,000 German troops were killed and 50,000 taken prisoner. Two-thirds of Falaise was destroyed by Allied bombing before the town was eventually taken by Canadian and Polish troops. Falaise was largely restored after the war.
Go next
Having visited Falaise, you might like an excursion to other places that were important in the life of William the Conqueror. Caen and Bayeux lie less than 1 h to the north of the city.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
Falaise ( French pronunciation: [falɛz] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. The town is famous for being the birthplace of William the Conqueror. It was also the centre of the area known as the Falaise pocket, the decisive engagement of the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Falaise” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.