Colleville-sur-Mer
in Calvados of Normandy, France
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Caen-Carpiquet Airport (22 mi) - Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport (35 mi)
- Le Havre Octeville Airport (44 mi)
- Deauville-Saint-Gatien Airport (45 mi)
- Granville Airport (46 mi)
- Alençon Valframbert Airport (76 mi)
- Laval-Entrammes Airport (91 mi)
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Bembridge Airport (93 mi) - Bournemouth Airport (108 mi)
- Southampton Airport (113 mi)
- London Gatwick Airport (128 mi)
- London Heathrow Airport (148 mi)
- London City Airport (154 mi)
- Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret (Unesco heritage, 44 mi)
- Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay (Unesco heritage, 52 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 94 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 49.348 and -0.847 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 49° 20' 52" and W -0° 50' 47"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- French, Breton, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Occitan
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 09:35 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 8:15 am and 5:20 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.750 and 173.083 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Le Bons Bay - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to France.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning France. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Colleville-sur-Mer
Colleville-sur-Mer in Calvados (Normandy) with it's 180 inhabitants is a city in France about 149 mi (or 239 km) west of Paris, the country's capital.
Local time in Colleville-sur-Mer is now 09:35 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Paris with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 13 airports in the vicinity of Colleville-sur-Mer, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in France is Caen-Carpiquet Airport in a distance of 22 mi (or 35 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in France is Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret in a distance of 44 mi (or 71 km), East. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Bayeux, Saint-Lo, Caen, Vire and Coutances. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 50 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Night Temperature | 5°C / 42 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 74% |
| Air Pressure | 1028 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 22% of sky |
| General Conditions | Few clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
11°C (52 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
9°C (47 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hôtel Mercure Omaha Beach
Domaine de l'Hostréière
Domaine de l'Hostréière
Du Casino Logis
Club Belambra Omaha Beach Résidence de Tourisme
Videos from this area
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D-Day - Omaha Beach & Pointe du Hoc
While we were in France we made a special trip to Normandy to visit the D-Day Beaches. What an incredible moving experience. Normandy is a beautiful part of a beautiful country.
Omaha Beach Bdorroh's photos around Colleville-sur-Mer, France (colleville draw omaha beach)
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Garden of the Missing
This is from the Garden of the Missing at the American Cemetery and Memorial at Omaha Beach. On this wall, all the names of those who were never found are engraved. The inscription across the...
Visit Normandy in the 70th anniversary year of the D Day Landings
Normandy is one of France's most popular regions. A visit to the historic beaches and battlefields is a must for reflection and respect for those who gave their lives for our freedom. There...
bunker from WW II in normandy, france
a bunker from WW II in normady, france.
Normandy American Cemetery, Omaha Beach Sector, Normandy.
This is a small sample of the video clips showing views of the Normandy American Cemetery, Omaha Beach taken from the Video History Today database. Please take a look at Video History Today...
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CEMITÉRIO E MEMORIAL AMERICANO, Coleville-sur-Mér (França) [HD]
Vídeo gravado em 2011 no Cemitério e Memorial Americano, em Coleville-sur-mér (França). "Video recorded in 2011 at the American Cemetery and Memorial in Coleville-sur-Mér (France)".
Obama at D-Day 70th Anniversary In Normandy- Full Speech
President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande attend the D-Day 70th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony from the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in ...
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COMBOIO DE VETERANOS, Coleville-sur-Mér (França) [HD]
Vídeo gravado em 2011, de um comboio de caminhões da Segunda Guerra Mundial com veteranos, em Coleville-sur-Mér (França). "Video recorded in 2011, of a convoy of trucks of World War II...
Normandy (American Cemetry)
The American Cemetry in Normandy, France. Absolutely huge.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial is a World War II cemetery and memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, that honors American soldiers who died in Europe during World War II.
Heinrich Severloh
Heinrich Severloh was a soldier in the German 352nd Infantry Division stationed in Normandy in 1944. He is sometimes referred to as The Beast of Omaha. He become known when he claimed in his autobiography that as a machine gunner in a simple foxhole he inflicted over 1,000 casualties to American soldiers landing on Omaha Beach on D-Day. However, Severloh's story is not widely believed by academics or historians from any side and has little supporting evidence.
A-22 Colleville-sur-Mer
Colleville-sur-Mer is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Carentan in the Basse-Normandie region of northern France.
A-21 Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer
Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer in the Basse-Normandie region of northern France.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Colleville-sur-Mer.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Colleville, Colleville-sur-Mer
