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'Arromanches-les-Bains' or simply 'Arromanches' is a town in Normandy, France, located on the coast in the heart of the area where the Normandy landings took place on D-Day, on June 6, 1944.
Arromanches-les-Bains is a commune of the Calvados ''département'', in the Basse-Normandie ''région''. Its postal code is 14117.
Arromanches-les-Bains is situated approximately 25 km northwest of Caen. Neighbouring towns include Port-en-Bessin and Courseulles-sur-Mer.
The town lies along the stretch of coastline designated as Gold Beach during the D-Day landings , one of the beaches used by British troops in the Allied invasion. Arromanches was selected as one of the sites for two Mulberry Harbours built on the Normandy coast, the other one built further West at Omaha Beach. Sections of the Mulberry Harbour at Arromanches still remain today with huge concrete blocks sitting on the sand, and more can be seen further out at sea.
Today Arromanches is mainly a tourist town. Situated in a good location for visiting all of the battle sites and War Cemeteries, there is also a museum at Arromanches with information about Operation Overlord and in particular, the Mulberry harbours.
★ Tourist office website
★ Statellite view of Arromanches on GoogleMaps: remains of the Mulberry harbour are still visible.
Image of the remaining caissons from the mulberry harbour at Arromanches at sunset. Four caissons are in the background and one is in the midground.
'Arromanches-les-Bains' or simply 'Arromanches' is a town in Normandy, France, located on the coast in the heart of the area where the Normandy landings took place on D-Day, on June 6, 1944.
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Administration
Arromanches-les-Bains is a commune of the Calvados ''département'', in the Basse-Normandie ''région''. Its postal code is 14117.
Location
Arromanches-les-Bains is situated approximately 25 km northwest of Caen. Neighbouring towns include Port-en-Bessin and Courseulles-sur-Mer.
History
The town lies along the stretch of coastline designated as Gold Beach during the D-Day landings , one of the beaches used by British troops in the Allied invasion. Arromanches was selected as one of the sites for two Mulberry Harbours built on the Normandy coast, the other one built further West at Omaha Beach. Sections of the Mulberry Harbour at Arromanches still remain today with huge concrete blocks sitting on the sand, and more can be seen further out at sea.
Today Arromanches is mainly a tourist town. Situated in a good location for visiting all of the battle sites and War Cemeteries, there is also a museum at Arromanches with information about Operation Overlord and in particular, the Mulberry harbours.
Additional Images
External links
★ Tourist office website
★ Statellite view of Arromanches on GoogleMaps: remains of the Mulberry harbour are still visible.
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