Mortain

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Mortain is a town in Normandy, France, known as the focal point of a major German counteroffensive during the Battle of Normandy in World War II.

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Mortain canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
town
country France
countryDuringWorldWarII France
eventLocation Operation Lüttich
formerCommuneOf Manche
hasClimate oceanic climate
hasEconomicActivity small-scale industry
tourism
hasHeritageStatus site of historical interest related to World War II
hasHistoricalBuilding remains of medieval fortifications
hasHistoricalPeriod Middle Ages
hasLandmark Abbey Blanche
Grande Cascade de Mortain
Petite Cascade de Mortain
hasPopulationCharacteristic small town
hasRelief hilly terrain
hasReligiousBuilding Église Saint-Évroult de Mortain
hasViewpoint Cité de Mortain viewpoint
historicalLanguage Old Norman
surface form: Norman
historicalRegion Normandy (administrative region)
surface form: Lower Normandy
INSEECODE 50359
language French
locatedEastOf Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët
locatedIn Manche department
Normandy
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Arrondissement of Avranches
Canton of Le Mortainais
locatedInGeographicalFeature Armorican Massif
locatedInTimeZone CEST
CET
locatedNear Avranches
Domfront
Fougères
locatedSouthOf Avranches
locatedWestOf Paris
mergedInto Le Mortainais
mergerDate 2016-01-01
notableFor Battle of Mortain
German counteroffensive during the Battle of Normandy
partOf Battle of Normandy
Le Mortainais
postalCode 50140
region Normandy
roadConnection D976 road
D977 road
wasCountySeatOf County of Mortain

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