Grangues is a commune of the département of Calvados, in the Basse-Normandie région, in France. Its postal code is 14160. The INSEE code is 14316. This article is in need of attention. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. ... Alternate use, see Calvados, The French département of Calvados forms part of the région of Basse-Normandie in Normandy. ... Capital Caen Area 31,582 km² Regional President Philippe Duron Population - 2004 estimate - 1999 census - Density 1,443,000 1,422,193 81/km² Arrondissements 11 Cantons 141 Communes 1,812 Départements Calvados Manche Orne Basse-Normandie is a region of France. ... France is divided into 26 régions: 21 of these are in the continental part of metropolitan France, one is Corse on the island of Corsica (although strictly speaking Corse is in fact a territorial collectivity, not a région, but is referred to as a région in common...
Around 8 am the 45th Royal Marine Commando, the headquarter of the 1st Special Service Brigade, and the N°6 Commando had been all regrouped, the mission was completely successful.
In the next days, Grangues and Gonneville-sur-Mer were liberated by the Commandos who moved on toward the river Seine
Stele remembering the tragic event that took place in the area in the night of 6 June 1944.
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