Ranville

Ranville

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Ranville

Coordinates: 49°13′55″N 0°15′23″W / 49.2319°N 0.2564°W / 49.2319; -0.2564Coordinates: 49°13′55″N 0°15′23″W / 49.2319°N 0.2564°W / 49.2319; -0.2564
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Caen
Canton Cabourg
Intercommunality Campagne et Baie de L'Orne
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Luc Adélaïde
Area1 8.42 km2 (3.25 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 1,703
  Density 200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 14530 / 14860
Elevation 1–49 m (3.3–160.8 ft)
(avg. 26 m or 85 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Ranville is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Ranville was the first French village liberated on D-Day. The village was liberated by the British 13th Parachute Battalion, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Luard. The château du Heaume in the village was subsequently used by the headquarters of the British 6th Airborne Division.

The village features heavily in the book "13 - Lucky For Some" which is about the history of the 13th (Lancashire) Parachute Battalion. There are many then and now photographs as well as maps and diagrams of battles that took place in the region.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962883    
19681,005+13.8%
19751,519+51.1%
19821,690+11.3%
19901,681−0.5%
19991,896+12.8%
20081,703−10.2%

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