• Thumbnail for Falaise, Calvados
    Falaise (French pronunciation: [falɛz] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Flowing through Falaise...
    30 KB (2,483 words) - 19:50, 9 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Falaise pocket
    Normandy in the Second World War. Allied forces formed a pocket around Falaise, Calvados, in which German Army Group B, consisting of the 7th Army and the...
    46 KB (5,096 words) - 10:01, 5 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for William the Conqueror
    William the Conqueror (category People from Falaise, Calvados)
    after Harthacnut's death in June 1042. William was born in 1027 or 1028 at Falaise, Duchy of Normandy, most likely towards the end of 1028. He was the only...
    99 KB (13,218 words) - 15:43, 9 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Villy-lez-Falaise
    Villy-lez-Falaise (French pronunciation: [viji lɛ falɛz] , literally Villy near Falaise) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region...
    2 KB (79 words) - 10:17, 21 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Equestrian statue of William the Conqueror
    Equestrian statue of William the Conqueror (category Tourist attractions in Calvados (department))
    The statue of William the Conqueror is located in his birthplace, Falaise, Calvados, about 30 kilometres (19 miles) southeast of Caen, France. It depicts...
    4 KB (259 words) - 00:48, 16 November 2022
  • Thumbnail for Château de Falaise
    de Falaise is a castle from the 12th-13th century, located in the south of the commune of Falaise ("cliff" in French) in the département of Calvados, in...
    9 KB (915 words) - 17:08, 11 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Battle of Chambois
    in World War II. Prior to the battle, a pocket had formed around Falaise, Calvados, where the German Army Group B, with the 7th Army and the Fifth Panzer...
    6 KB (524 words) - 02:23, 13 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Louis Alphonse Gassion
    Louis Alphonse Gassion (category People from Falaise, Calvados)
    circus performer and theatre actor. Gassion was born on 10 May 1881 in Falaise, Calvados to Victor Alphonse Gassion, was a horseman in the circus, and Louise...
    4 KB (390 words) - 23:33, 12 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Bombing of France during World War II
    80 % Brest (Finistère) : 80 % Saint-Lô (Manche): 77% Falaise (Calvados): 76% Lisieux (Calvados): 75% The bombings in Normandy before and after D-Day...
    5 KB (558 words) - 10:10, 31 August 2024
  • Look up falaise in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Falaise may refer to: Falaise, Ardennes, commune in France Falaise, Calvados, commune in France The...
    618 bytes (120 words) - 12:40, 4 July 2023
  • The following is a list of the 25 cantons of the Calvados department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March...
    2 KB (115 words) - 12:32, 20 July 2024
  • Christelle Lechevalier (category People from Falaise, Calvados)
    Christelle Lechevalier (born 27 September 1968) is a French National Front Member of the European Parliament for North-West France. She replaced Marine...
    1 KB (82 words) - 13:47, 13 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Henry I of England
    Caen switched sides and surrendered, allowing Henry to advance on Falaise, Calvados, which he took with some casualties. His campaign stalled, and the...
    105 KB (13,914 words) - 09:26, 8 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Calvados (department)
    verdant countryside of Calvados are abundant: cider, calvados, camembert, and Pont-l'Évêque cheeses. One of the advantage of Calvados is to be fairly near...
    21 KB (1,161 words) - 19:06, 18 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Bombing of Normandy
    Tilly-la-Campagne (Calvados), 95% of Vire (Calvados), 88% of Villers-Bocage (Calvados), 82% of Le Havre (Seine-Maritime), 77% of Saint-Lô (Manche), 76% of Falaise (Calvados)...
    5 KB (680 words) - 10:03, 16 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Communes of the Calvados department
    The following is a list of the 528 communes of the Calvados department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):...
    25 KB (140 words) - 05:28, 1 August 2023
  • Alain Ferté (category People from Falaise, Calvados)
    Alain Serge Ferté (born 8 October 1955 in Falaise, Calvados) is a French professional racing driver. He is the elder brother of Michel Ferté, who was...
    17 KB (154 words) - 06:54, 22 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Alma, Quebec
    former coach of the Montreal Canadiens Alma has been twinned with Falaise, Calvados, France, since 1969. List of cities in Quebec "Banque de noms de lieux...
    15 KB (695 words) - 07:45, 31 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for List of newspapers in France
    Saint-Affricain (Aveyron) Le Trégor (Côtes-d'Armor) Les Nouvelles de Falaise (Calvados) Liberté Hebdo (Nord) Lozère nouvelle (Lozère) Mayotte Hebdo (Mayotte)...
    25 KB (2,076 words) - 11:52, 12 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Communauté de communes du Pays de Falaise
    Communauté de communes du Pays de Falaise is a federation of municipalities (communauté de communes) in the Calvados département and in the Normandy région...
    3 KB (208 words) - 14:49, 14 October 2024
  • their wares are on exhibit to the public in two French museums in Falaise, Calvados and Souillac, Lot. "Roullet and Decamps Automatons--A Legend Lives...
    1 KB (106 words) - 12:21, 16 September 2020
  • Thumbnail for Duchy of Normandy
    Statue of Rollo, founder of the fiefdom of Normandy, standing in Falaise, Calvados, birthplace of his descendant William the Conqueror, the Duke of Normandy...
    38 KB (3,980 words) - 09:38, 30 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Falaise station
    Falaise was a railway station in the French town of Falaise, Calvados. The station was built by the CF de l'Ouest in pure Ouest architecture, and opened...
    1 KB (145 words) - 19:19, 26 January 2024
  • Thumbnail for Alain Taravella
    Alain Taravella (category People from Falaise, Calvados)
    Alain Taravella Taravella in 2019 Born (1948-05-24) 24 May 1948 (age 76) Falaise, Calvados, France Alma mater HEC Paris Occupation Businessman...
    5 KB (423 words) - 17:30, 24 August 2023
  • Thumbnail for Henley-on-Thames
    the US and the Netherlands. Henley is twinned with: Bled, Slovenia Falaise, Calvados, France since 1974 Leichlingen, Germany And has a 'friendship link'...
    32 KB (3,204 words) - 17:09, 29 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Aubigny, Calvados
    Aubigny (French pronunciation: [obiɲi] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France. Aubigny is located some...
    14 KB (1,212 words) - 14:27, 27 August 2024
  • Carpentier is a French professional sailor born on 10 January 1950 in Falaise, Calvados.[better source needed] He holds a BA in letters. Married with four...
    5 KB (118 words) - 01:43, 11 June 2023
  • William de Falaise (11th century), also called William of Falaise, was a Norman from Falaise, Duchy of Normandy, today in the Calvados department in the...
    4 KB (447 words) - 12:46, 21 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Canton of Falaise
    The canton of Falaise is an administrative division of the Calvados department, northwestern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation...
    3 KB (211 words) - 18:12, 27 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Frédéric de Lafresnaye
    Frédéric de Lafresnaye (category People from Falaise, Calvados)
    Lafresnaye was born into an aristocratic family at Chateau de La Fresnaye in Falaise, Normandy. He took an early interest in natural history, particularly entomology...
    4 KB (278 words) - 20:13, 7 October 2024