beach
Deauville Beach
Glamorous Belle Époque seaside resort with parasol-dotted sands and the famous wooden boardwalk.
28 km · about 30 min drive
Normandy, France · Europe
Ranville is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Colombelles, 29km from D-Day Beaches Coastal Road (D514).
Ranville is a town located in Normandy, France. With a population of 1,982, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Ranville sits in France, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Paris time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Ranville to your route.
Ranville (French pronunciation: [ʁɑ̃vil] ) 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 duRead more
Heaume in the village was subsequently used by the headquarters of the British 6th Airborne Division.
The village features prominently in the book 13 - Lucky For Some which is about the history of the 13th (Lancashire) Parachute Battalion. There are many then and now photographs as well as maps and diagrams of battles that took place in the region.
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Ranville is located in Normandy, France, Europe. The coordinates are 49.2307 latitude, -0.2556 longitude.
Ranville has a population of approximately 1,982 people, making it a town in France.
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Full driving guide for France8 notable places within an hour's drive.
beach
Glamorous Belle Époque seaside resort with parasol-dotted sands and the famous wooden boardwalk.
28 km · about 30 min drive
coastal drive
The coast road threading the five 1944 landing beaches from Utah to Sword, past Arromanches' Mulberry harbour remains, gun batteries and memorials: Normandy's essential remembrance drive.
29 km · about 35 min drive
museum
Home to the extraordinary 70-meter-long medieval embroidery depicting the Norman Conquest of England in 1066.
33 km · about 40 min drive
cathedral
A soaring Norman-Gothic cathedral in the first town liberated in 1944, home town of the famous tapestry.
33 km · about 40 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A miniature Alps of green gorges and rocky bluffs along the River Orne, beloved by drivers and climbers.
39 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
A picturesque Normandy port with tall, narrow slate-fronted houses lining the Vieux Bassin, beloved by Impressionist painters.
41 km · about 45 min drive
bridge
A soaring cable-stayed bridge leaping 2 km across the Seine estuary between Le Havre and Honfleur; on opening in 1995 its 856 m main span was the longest of its kind in the world.
44 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
The most fiercely contested D-Day landing beach of June 6, 1944, now a solemn memorial site overlooking the English Channel.
46 km · about 55 min drive
April to October
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