Pegasus Bridge, originally called the Bénouville Bridge after the neighbouring village, is a road crossing over the Caen Canal, between Caen and Ouistreham in Normandy. The original bridge, built in 1934, is now a war memorial and is the centrepiece of the Memorial Pegasus museum at nearby Ranville. It was replaced in 1994 by a modern design which, like the old one, is a bascule bridge.
Amayé-sur-Orne is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of northwestern France. Its inhabitants are known as Amayéens or Amayéennes
Anisy is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.
Audrieu is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.
Authie is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.
Banneville-la-Campagne is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.
Bazenville is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.
Bénouville is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Colleville-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandie region in northwestern France.
Hermanville-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Merville-Franceville-Plage is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Pont-l'Évêque is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is known for Pont-l'Évêque cheese, a type of soft cheese, the oldest Normandy cheese in production.
Putot-en-Auge is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Sallenelles is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Thury-Harcourt is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Le Hom. The town is 24 kilometres (15 mi) south of Caen, in the Orne valley. It is part of Norman Switzerland, which attracts visitors for various sports and outdoor activities with its hilly terrain.
Saint-André-sur-Orne is a village in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Flers is a commune in the Orne department in Normandy, France.
The château de Guernon-Ranville is located in Le Bas de Ranville in the village of Ranville, in the Calvados region Calvados of Lower Normandy in France.
Count Martial Côme Annibal Perpétue Magloire de Guernon-Ranville was a French magistrate and politician. He was Minister of Public Education and Religious Affairs in the Ministry of Jules de Polignac during the last months of the Bourbon Restoration.
Ranville War Cemetery is a Second World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers in France, located in Ranville, 10 km (6.2 mi) north east of Caen, Normandy. The cemetery contains predominantly British soldiers killed during the early stages of the Battle of Normandy. A large proportion of those interred were members of the British 6th Airborne Division. The cemetery is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
