Villers-Bocage
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Villers-Bocage is a commune in the Calvados department of Normandy in northwestern France, historically noted for the World War II battle that took place there in 1944.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Villers-Bocage canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | commune of France ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | commune ⓘ |
| battleInvolved |
British Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleOccurredIn |
1944
ⓘ
June 1944 ⓘ |
| battleTheater | Battle of Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | French Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| department | Calvados NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eventOccurredIn | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | municipal council ⓘ |
| hasDemonym |
Villersois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Villersoises ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
local commerce
ⓘ
services ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
church
ⓘ
town center ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
World War II sites
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
memorials to 1944 battle ⓘ |
| hasMayor | (current mayor; term may change over time) ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 14310 ⓘ |
| hasTransport |
road connections to Caen
ⓘ
road connections to Vire ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
destruction during 1944 fighting
ⓘ
post-war reconstruction ⓘ |
| historicallyNotedFor | Battle of Villers-Bocage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| INSEECODE | 14752 ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Calvados department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ historical province of Normandy ⓘ north of Vire ⓘ northwestern France NERFINISHED ⓘ southwest of Caen ⓘ |
| near |
Aunay-sur-Odon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
arrondissement of Vire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
canton of Les Monts d’Aunay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadJunctionOf |
RN 162
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RN 175 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone |
CEST
ⓘ
CET ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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