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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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