Bénouville

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Bénouville is a commune in the Calvados department of Normandy in northwestern France, known for its historic Pegasus Bridge from World War II.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bénouville canonical 9
Bénouville, Calvados 1

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Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bascule bridge
church
commune of France
military operation
museum
country France
hasDemonym Bénouvillais
Bénouvillaise
hasHeritageSite Pegasus Bridge
hasHistoricalEvent capture of Pegasus Bridge on 6 June 1944
hasHistoricalSignificance World War II
hasMuseum Pegasus Bridge museum area
surface form: Pegasus Bridge Museum
hasNearbyWaterBody English Channel
Orne River NERFINISHED
hasNotableBuilding Church of Saint-Pierre de Bénouville
hasPostalCode 14970
hasTransportInfrastructure D515 road
locatedIn Bénouville self-linksurface differs
Calvados department
Normandy
north of Caen
Western France
surface form: northwestern France
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Arrondissement of Caen
Canton of Ouistreham
locatedNear Caen
Ouistreham
locatedOn left bank of the Caen Canal
namedAfter Pegasus
partOf Battle of Normandy
surface form: Normandy landings

D-Day landing area
surface form: Normandy landings area

Operation Tonga
historical region of Lower Normandy
passesThrough Bénouville self-linksurface differs
significantEvent Battle of Normandy
D-Day
Operation Tonga
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
traversedBy Caen Canal
usedFor crossing the Caen Canal

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Caen Canal flowsThrough Bénouville
Pegasus Bridge locatedIn Bénouville
Arrondissement of Caen contains Bénouville
Château de Bénouville locatedIn Bénouville
this entity surface form: Bénouville, Calvados
Bénouville locatedIn Bénouville self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Pegasus Bridge
Bénouville passesThrough Bénouville self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: D515 road
Memorial Pegasus locatedIn Bénouville
Ranville locatedNear Bénouville
Bénouville Bridge locatedIn Bénouville