Berjou

Berjou

Berjou

Commune in Normandy, France

Berjou (French pronunciation: [bɛʁʒu] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.

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Geography

The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[3]

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Cambercourt,Les Oiseaux, Les Cours,Le Hamel, La Trollière, Le Fang, Vervent and Berjou.[4]

The commune has the river Noireau running through it.

Population

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Places of interest

  • Museum of the liberation of Berjou was opened in 2011 and retraces retraces the fighting of August 15, 16 and 17, 1944 around the River Noireau as part of the battle of the Falaise pocket.[6][7]
Notre-Dame church in Berjou

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Map of Suiss Normande" (PDF).
  4. [4]
    "Google Maps". Google Maps.
  5. [5]
    Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. [6]
    "Histoire. Le musée de la Libération de Berjou va rouvrir, samdi 6 juin 2020". actu.fr. 7 May 2020.
  7. [7]
    "D-Day landings: Remembering the Battle of Berjou". 9 June 2014 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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