• Bessin (French pronunciation: [bɛsɛ̃]) is an area in Normandy, France, corresponding to the territory of the Bajocasses, a Gallic tribe from whom Bayeux...
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    Port-en-Bessin-Huppain (French pronunciation: [pɔʁ ɑ̃ bɛsɛ̃ˈ ypɛ̃ˈ] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France...
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    Magny-en-Bessin (French pronunciation: [maɲi ɑ̃ bɛsɛ̃] , literally Magny in Bessin) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in...
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    Secqueville-en-Bessin (French pronunciation: [sɛkvil ɑ̃ bɛsɛ̃] , literally Secqueville in Bessin) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the...
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    Monts-en-Bessin (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ ɑ̃ bɛsɛ̃] , literally Monts in Bessin) is a commune in the department of Calvados in the Normandy region in...
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    Mandeville-en-Bessin (French pronunciation: [mɑ̃dvil ɑ̃ bɛsɛ̃] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France...
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    Asnières-en-Bessin (French pronunciation: [ɑnjɛʁ ɑ̃ bɛsɛ̃] ; literally "Asnières in Bessin") is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region...
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    Putot-en-Bessin (French pronunciation: [pyto ɑ̃ bɛsɛ̃] , literally Putot in Bessin) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region...
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    Monceaux-en-Bessin (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃so ɑ̃ bɛsɛ̃] , literally Monceaux in Bessin) is a commune in the Calvados department and Normandy region...
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    Vienne-en-Bessin (French pronunciation: [vjɛn ɑ̃ bɛsɛ̃] , literally Vienne in Bessin) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in...
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    Le Breuil-en-Bessin (French pronunciation: [lə bʁœj ɑ̃ bɛsɛ̃] , literally Le Breuil in Bessin) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy...
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    Tour-en-Bessin (French pronunciation: [tuʁ ɑ̃ bɛsɛ̃] , literally Tour in Bessin) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern...
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    Ilka Bessin (born 18 November 1971) is a German comedian and actress, best known for her role as Cindy aus Marzahn (German for "Cindy from Marzahn"). Ilka...
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    The Battle of Port-en-Bessin also known as Operation Aubery took place from 7–8 June 1944, at a small fishing harbour west of Arromanches during the Normandy...
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    Cricqueville-en-Bessin (French pronunciation: [kʁikvil ɑ̃ bɛsɛ̃] , literally Cricqueville in Bessin) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy...
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    mission near Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes, a small coastal town near Port en Bessin in Normandy. The mission was to collect information about the surrounding...
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    Marcellin plan to reduce the number of municipalities, the commune of Norrey-en-Bessin (228 inhabitants in 1963), merged with that of Saint-Manvieu (611 inhabitants)...
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    Moulins en Bessin is a commune in the department of Calvados, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the...
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    and the train route Paris-Caen-Cherbourg. The city is the capital of the Bessin, which extends north-west of Calvados. Bayeux station has rail connections...
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    Bessins (French pronunciation: [bɛsɛ̃]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Communes of the Isère department "Répertoire national...
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    Tour-en-Bessin Airfield is a now-abandoned World War II military airfield near the commune of Tour-en-Bessin in the Normandy region of northern France...
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    France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Moulins en Bessin. Communes of the Calvados department Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble...
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    Cricqueville en Bessin Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Cricqueville-en-Bessin in the Normandy...
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    France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Moulins en Bessin. Communes of the Calvados department Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble...
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    World War. Gold, the central of the five areas, was located between Port-en-Bessin on the west and the Lieu-dit La Rivière in Ver-sur-Mer on the east. High...
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    Annebault Arganchy Argences Arromanches-les-Bains Asnelles Asnières-en-Bessin Auberville Aubigny Audrieu Aure sur Mer Aurseulles Authie Les Authieux-sur-Calonne...
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    support from Nigel, Viscount of the Cotentin, and Ranulf, Viscount of the Bessin. According to stories that may have legendary elements, an attempt was made...
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    mission near Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes, a small coastal town near Port en Bessin in Normandy. The mission was to collect information about the surrounding...
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    settlements were raided by Saxon pirates, that finally settled mainly in the Bessin region. Modern archeology reveals their presence in different Merovingian...
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    lives or tried to escape. The first executions after the Battle of Putot-en-Bessin occurred in the afternoon of June 8. A group of 24 Canadian and two British...
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