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Ouistreham
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Ouistreham () is a port town and commune in the Calvados department in Normandy region in northwestern France.
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Ouistreham is a commune in France, situated within the Calvados department and the arrondissement of Caen. It serves as the capital of the canton of Ouistreham. The municipality has an area of 9.95 square kilometers and an elevation of 32 meters above sea level. It borders the communes of Amfreville, Bénouville, Colleville-Montgomery, and Merville-Franceville-Plage.
The population of Ouistreham is 9,458, comprising 4,202 males and 4,879 females. The postal code for the area is 14150. Ouistreham is twinned with Gela.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ouistreham
- Region
- Normandie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 9,067
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Ouistreham
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Ouistreham aerial.JPG
- French commune.caption
- Ouistreham locks
- French commune.image coat of arms
- COA_fr_Ouistreham.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Caen
- French commune.canton
- Ouistreham
- French commune.INSEE
- 14488
- French commune.postal code
- 14150
- French commune.mayor
- Romain Bail
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CU Caen la Mer
- French commune.elevation m
- 12
- French commune.area km2
- 9.95
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Ouistreham
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Caen
- Population
- 9212
- Area
- 9.95
- Elevation
- 8
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Bénouville
- Official website
- ouistreham-rivabella.fr
- Image
- Ouistreham-Capitainerie-du-port.JPG
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- Commons category
- Ouistreham
- postal code
- 14150
- associated electoral district
- canton of Ouistreham
- male population
- 4202
- female population
- 4879
- social media followers
- 1728
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-31-97-73-25
- fax number
- +33-2-31-97-73-39
- twinned administrative body
- Gela
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Travel guide
Understand
thumb|L'église Saint-Samson, Ouistreham These days probably best known for its ferry port and services acting as a gateway between UK and France.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- In literature
- Population
- Transportation
- International relations
- See also
- References
Ouistreham () is a port town and commune in the Calvados department in Normandy region in northwestern France.
Ouistreham is a port with both Cargo ships and a harbour for ferries to and from England. It serves as the entry point of the Caen canal which leads to the city of Caen. Due to this, the town serves as a logistics centre.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ouistreham” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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