Colleville-sur-Mer

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Colleville-sur-Mer is a commune in Normandy, France, best known for its location by the D-Day landing beaches and the Normandy American Cemetery.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
associatedWithEvent Normandy landings NERFINISHED
Operation Overlord NERFINISHED
cemeteryManagedBy American Battle Monuments Commission
country France
governedBy mayor of Colleville-sur-Mer
hasCemetery Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
surface form: Normandy American Cemetery
hasClimate oceanic climate
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
tourism
hasFeature cliff-lined coastline
sandy beach
hasHeritage World War II heritage
hasMemorial Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
surface form: Normandy American Memorial
hasMilitaryCemetery Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
surface form: Normandy American Cemetery
hasNearbyCommune Port-en-Bessin-Huppain NERFINISHED
Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer NERFINISHED
Vierville-sur-Mer NERFINISHED
hasOfficialLanguage French
hasRegionCode FR-14
hasReligionSite chapel at Normandy American Cemetery
hasSite Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Omaha Beach sector of the Normandy landings NERFINISHED
hasTourismType heritage tourism
war tourism
hasViewOf Omaha Beach NERFINISHED
hasWarGraves American soldiers of World War II
INSEECODE 14165
knownFor Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
proximity to D-Day landing beaches
locatedIn arrondissement of Bayeux
surface form: Bayeux arrondissement

Calvados department
Normandy (administrative region)
surface form: Normandy

Normandy region NERFINISHED
Trévières canton
surface form: canton of Trévières

historical region of Bessin
northwestern France NERFINISHED
locatedNear Omaha Beach NERFINISHED
locatedNorthwestOf Bayeux
locatedOn D514 road
English Channel
Normandy
surface form: Normandy coast
locatedWestOf Arromanches-les-Bains
partOf France
postalCode 14710
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST

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Omaha Beach near Colleville-sur-Mer