Saint-Lambert-sur-Dives

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Saint-Lambert-sur-Dives is a small commune in the Orne department of northwestern France, known for its rural setting and historical role in the closing stages of the Battle of Normandy during World War II.

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Saint-Lambert-sur-Dives canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France ⓘ
administrativeDivisionType commune ⓘ
administrativeStatus commune ⓘ
areaSquareKilometers 6.85 ⓘ
battlefieldOf Allied–German fighting in August 1944 ⓘ
belongsTo French Republic ⓘ
climate oceanic climate ⓘ
country France ⓘ
department Orne ⓘ
elevationMaxMeters 148 ⓘ
elevationMinMeters 74 ⓘ
governingBody municipal council of Saint-Lambert-sur-Dives ⓘ
hasCommemoration memorials related to the Falaise Pocket ⓘ
hasFeature farmland ⓘ
hedgerows ⓘ
rural landscape ⓘ
hasHeritage World War II battlefield site ⓘ
hasHistoricalPeriod occupied France during World War II ⓘ
hasINSEEcode 61415 ⓘ
hasMayor Jean-Pierre Bellenger NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPopulationCharacteristic small rural population ⓘ
hasPostalCode 61160 ⓘ
hasReligiousBuilding church of Saint-Lambert ⓘ
hasTransport local road network ⓘ
historicalEvent Battle of Normandy ⓘ
Falaise Pocket ⓘ
landUse agricultural ⓘ
language French ⓘ
locatedIn Normandy ⓘ
Orne department ⓘ
Pays d’Auge ⓘ
north of the Orne department ⓘ
northwestern France ⓘ
linked to: Western France
locatedNear Chambois ⓘ
Trun ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Dives River NERFINISHED ⓘ
mayoralTerm 2020–2026 ⓘ
namedAfter Saint Lambert ⓘ
notableFor role in closing of the Falaise Pocket in 1944 ⓘ
partOf arrondissement of Argentan ⓘ
canton of Argentan-2 ⓘ
region Normandy ⓘ
timeZone CEST ⓘ
CET ⓘ
usesCurrency euro ⓘ

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Trun → near → Saint-Lambert-sur-Dives ⓘ