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Deauville Beach
Glamorous Belle Époque seaside resort with parasol-dotted sands and the famous wooden boardwalk.
28 km · about 30 min drive
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Ranville
Normandy, France · Europe
About Ranville
Ranville is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Colombelles, 29km from D-Day Beaches Coastal Road (D514).
Ranville is in Normandy, France, with about 2,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Colombelles, about 4 km away.
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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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Ranville?
Within an hour or so of Ranville: Deauville Beach (28 km), D-Day Beaches Coastal Road (D514) (29 km), Bayeux Tapestry Museum (33 km), Bayeux Cathedral (33 km).
Are there any good drives near Ranville?
The nearest famous roads are D-Day Beaches Coastal Road (D514) and Rouen-Les-Essarts.
Where is Ranville?
Ranville is in Normandy, France, about 4 km from Colombelles.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,982
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- France
- Region
- Normandy
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
- Coordinates
- 49.2307, -0.2556
Emergency & Services
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Carrying a warning triangle and hi-vis vest in your vehicle is mandatory. Motorway emergency phones connect to official breakdown services only.
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Worth the detour from Ranville
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
coastal drive
D-Day Beaches Coastal Road (D514)
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
Bayeux Tapestry 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
Bayeux 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
Suisse Normande
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
Honfleur Old Harbor
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
Pont de Normandie
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
Normandy American Cemetery
Rows of white marble crosses above Omaha Beach honour the fallen of the 1944 Normandy landings.
46 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Ranville
- 29 kmD-Day Beaches Coastal Road (D514)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.
- 39 kmSuisse NormandeA miniature Alps of green gorges and rocky bluffs along the River Orne, beloved by drivers and climbers.
- 44 kmPont de NormandieA 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.
- 56 kmPointe du HocCratered clifftop where US Rangers scaled sheer rock under fire on D-Day, bunkers still scarring the landscape.
Driving in France
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.85/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€10.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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