Douvres-la-Délivrande

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Douvres-la-Délivrande is a commune in the Calvados department of northwestern France, known for its proximity to the D-Day landing beaches and its historic religious sites.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
administrativeStatus commune
country France
governedBy municipal council
hasDepartment Calvados
hasDepartmentType department of France
hasEconomicActivity services
tourism
hasHeritage historic town center
religious architecture
hasHeritageStatus site of World War II military operations
hasHistoricalEvent World War II fighting around Douvres radar station
hasNearbyCommune Courseulles-sur-Mer
Langrune-sur-Mer
Luc-sur-Mer
hasPlaceOfWorship Catholic church
hasPostalCode 14440
hasRegion Normandy
hasRegionType administrative region
hasReligiousSite Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Délivrande
Notre-Dame de la Délivrande sanctuary
hasReligiousTradition Marian pilgrimage
hasStructure Douvres-la-Délivrande radar station
inseeCode 14228
knownFor historic religious sites
proximity to D-Day landing beaches
locatedIn Calvados department
Normandy
northwestern France
linked to: Western France
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
locatedNear English Channel
Juno Beach
Sword Beach
locatedOn Caen plain
observesDaylightSavingTime Central European Summer Time
officialLanguage French
partOf arrondissement of Caen
canton of Courseulles-sur-Mer
roadAccess departmental roads of Calvados
subdivisionType commune

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Plumetot locatedNear Douvres-la-Délivrande