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Falaise is a town located in the Calvados region of northwestern France. It is historically significant as the site of a major World War II battle in 1944 that resulted in the encirclement and defeat of German forces during the Allied invasion of Normandy.
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- Official name
- Falaise
- Population
- 7680
- Area
- 11.84
- Elevation
- 146
- Official website
- www.falaise.fr
- Image
- Chateau de falaise et centre.JPG
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- Commons category
- Falaise
- postal code
- 14700
- Commons gallery
- Falaise
- male population
- 3774
- female population
- 4412
- 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.
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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.
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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