ouistreham

Ouistreham is a commune of the Calvados département, in the Basse-Normandie région, in France. Its postal code is 14150. The INSEE code is 14488. Population: 8,760. Ouistreham is a small port with fishing boats, leisure craft and a scheduled cross-Channel ferry service to Portsmouth. It serves as the port of the city of Caen.

Twinning

Ouistreham is twinned with the West Sussex village of Angmering

History

On June 6 1944, the only French forces involved in the D-Day landings (177 men of the Commando Kieffer) disembarked at Ouistreham.

Monuments

Muse du Mur de l'Atlantique (literally the Museum of the Atlantic Wall)
Muse du Dbarquement n 4 Commando (museum)

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