Ouistreham

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coastal town commune of France

Ouistreham is a coastal town in Normandy, France, known for its ferry port and its location at the eastern end of the D-Day landing area of Sword Beach.

Aliases (1)

Port of Ouistreham ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coastal town → commune of France →
country	France →
distanceTo	Caen about 15 km →
hasClimate	oceanic climate →
hasCoastlineOn	English Channel →
hasEconomicActivity	ferry transport → fishing → tourism →
hasFeature	ferry terminal → marina → seaside resort area →
hasHeritageDesignation	World War II historical site →
hasHistoricalRole	Allied landing site in 1944 →
hasLandmark	Ouistreham lighthouse → Riva-Bella beach → Sword Beach sector monuments →
hasMilitaryCemeteryNearby	Commonwealth war graves in the area →
hasMunicipalStatus	commune →
hasNearbyCity	Caen →
hasPart	ferry port of Ouistreham →
hasPort	Port of Ouistreham →
hasPostalCode	14150 →
hasRoadConnection	A13 via Caen → D514 road →
hasTransportConnection	Brittany Ferries services → ferry route to Portsmouth →
hasTwinTown	Angmering → Northam →
locatedAtMouthOf	Orne River NERFINISHED →
locatedAtTerminusOf	Caen Canal →
locatedIn	eastern end of Sword Beach →
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Calvados → Normandy → northwestern France NERFINISHED →
locatedInDepartment	Calvados →
locatedInRegion	Normandy →
locatedInSovereignState	French Republic →
locatedInTimeZone	Central European Summer Time → Central European Time →
locatedOn	Côte de Nacre → English Channel →
officialLanguage	French →
partOf	D-Day beaches → Sword Beach landing area →
significantEvent	D-Day landings NERFINISHED →
usesDaylightSavingTime	yes →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
716th Infantry Division →	frontSector
Ouistreham ("Port of Ouistreham") →	hasPort
Caen Canal →	mouthLocation
Pegasus Bridge →	near
Caen Canal →	nearbyTown
Sword Beach →	notableTown
Caen Canal →	terminus