Villerville () is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

in the

Calvados Calvados (, , ) is a brandy from Normandy in France, made from apples or pears, or from apples with pears. History In France Apple orchards and brewers are mentioned as far back as the 8th century by Charlemagne. The first known record of Nor ...

department in the

Normandy Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...

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in northwestern

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. the commune is located towards the eastern end of the coastline called the

Côte Fleurie The Côte Fleurie () (or Flowery Coast) stretches for approximately between Merville-Franceville-Plage, at the mouth of the Orne river, opposite Ouistreham to the west and Honfleur on the Seine estuary in the east. It forms part of the eastern ...

(Flowery Coast). Composer

Francis Bayer Francis Bayer (c. 11 July 1938 – 2 January 2004) was a French composer and musicologist. Life Born in Villerville (Calvados), it was only after having undertaken postgraduate studies in philosophy at the University of Paris, studies that led ...

(1938–2004) was born in Villerville.

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Villerville is twinned with: *

Hausen bei Würzburg Hausen bei Würzburg is a municipality in the district of Würzburg in Bavaria in Germany. Hausen was founded in 1194, and has a total population of about 800 residents. Twin towns Hausen bei Würzburg is twinned with Villerville Villerville ( ...

(in Bavaria, Germany)

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Official site
*Extraordinary history of th
theatre inside a whale, at Villerville
Communes of Calvados (department) Seaside resorts in France Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Calvados-geo-stub

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