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Ranville
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Ranville is a commune in France, situated in the Calvados department. It has at various times been part of the arrondissement of Lisieux and the arrondissement of Caen. The municipality is located in the Normandy region and shares borders with Amfreville, Bénouville, Blainville-sur-Orne, and Bréville-les-Monts. Its associated electoral district is the canton of Cabourg.
The area of Ranville is 8.42 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 49 meters. The population is recorded as 2,074, comprising 898 males and 907 females. The postal code for the commune is 14860.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ranville
- Region
- Normandie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,982
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Ranville
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- FranceNormandieRanvilleEgliseClocher.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The belltower of the church in Ranville
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Fam Fr Guernon.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Lisieux
- French commune.canton
- Cabourg
- French commune.INSEE
- 14530
- French commune.postal code
- 14860
- French commune.mayor
- Jean-Luc Adélaïde
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CC Normandie-Cabourg-Pays d'Auge
- French commune.elevation m
- 26
- French commune.elevation min m
- 1
- French commune.elevation max m
- 49
- French commune.area km2
- 8.42
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Ranville
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Caen
- Population
- 2055
- Area
- 8.42
- Elevation
- 22
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Ouistreham
- Official website
- www.ranville.fr
- Image
- FranceNormandieRanvilleEgliseClocher.jpg
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- Commons category
- Ranville
- postal code
- 14860
- associated electoral district
- canton of Cabourg
- different from
- Ranville-Breuillaud
- male population
- 898
- female population
- 907
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-31-78-76-08
- fax number
- +33-2-31-78-00-52
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Encyclopedic overview
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Ranville () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Ranville was the first French village liberated on D-Day. The village was liberated by the British 13th Parachute Battalion, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Luard. The château du Heaume in the village was subsequently used by the headquarters of the British 6th Airborne Division.
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