Arromanches-les-Bains

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Arromanches-les-Bains is a coastal town in Normandy, France, best known for its role in the D-Day landings and the remains of the Mulberry artificial harbor just offshore.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal town
commune
country France
governedBy municipal council
hasAttraction Arromanches 360 circular cinema
clifftop viewpoints over artificial harbor
hasClimate oceanic climate
hasCommemoration annual D-Day remembrance events
hasEconomicActivity fishing
tourism
hasFeature coastal cliffs
sandy beach
hasHeritage World War II memorials
remains of wartime engineering works
hasHistoricalEvent construction of Mulberry B harbor in 1944
use as Allied supply port after D-Day
hasHistoricalPeriod World War II
hasMuseum D-Day Museum of Arromanches
hasNearbyCity Bayeux
Caen
hasPostalCountry France
hasRoleIn D-Day landings
hasSite Mulberry B artificial harbor remains
hasStructure concrete caissons offshore
hasTourismType battlefield tourism
heritage tourism
seaside tourism
hasViewOf remains of Mulberry harbor caissons
languageUsed French
locatedIn Calvados department
Normandy
northwestern France
locatedNear Gold Beach
locatedOn English Channel
notableFor World War II history
remains of Mulberry artificial harbor
partOf Bayeux arrondissement
D-Day beaches area
Normandy region
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
usedFor Mulberry harbor operations after D-Day
wasLandingZoneFor British forces on D-Day

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