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Vimoutiers () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western
On 14 June 1944, during the Battle of Normandy, Vimoutiers was bombarded by Allied forces. The village was destroyed and 220 people died. With the encouragement of Margaret Mitchell, the author of Gone with the Wind, the members of Pilot Club International raised funds to restore the city. La Place du Pilot Club International is a square in Vimoutiers which commemorates their generosity. 400 people of Van Wert, Ohio also contributed in the costs of reconstruction and reparation of the town. They volunteered to pay for the replacement of The new statue and plaque
Wikimedia Commons, Retrieved 29 April 2017 A German Tiger I tank is on display on the outskirts of the city after being retrieved from abandonment in a roadside ditch in 1975. It is one of the world's remaining seven Tiger I tanks. The beautiful and strategic location of Vimoutiers attracts numerous tourists for sporting events, recreation and overnight rest. Modern hotels and small restaurants cater to visitors.
Pictures of Vimoutiers before June 1944
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France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
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The finish line of the Paris–Camembert bicycle race is Vimoutiers.
History
In 1040 while besieging a nearby Norman castle,Alan III, Duke of Brittany
Alan III of Rennes (c. 997 – 1 October 1040) ( French: ''Alain III de Bretagne'') was Count of Rennes and duke of Brittany, by right of succession from 1008 to his death.
Life
Alan was the son of Duke Geoffrey I and Hawise of Normandy.Detlev S ...
died suddenly in Vimoutiers, then a possession of the Duchy of Normandy. His death was thought to be caused by poisoning.
On 14 June 1944, during the Battle of Normandy, Vimoutiers was bombarded by Allied forces. The village was destroyed and 220 people died. With the encouragement of Margaret Mitchell, the author of Gone with the Wind, the members of Pilot Club International raised funds to restore the city. La Place du Pilot Club International is a square in Vimoutiers which commemorates their generosity. 400 people of Van Wert, Ohio also contributed in the costs of reconstruction and reparation of the town. They volunteered to pay for the replacement of Marie Harel
Marie Harel (born Marie Catherine Fontaine; April 28, 1761 – November 9, 1844) was a French cheesemaker, who, along with Abbot Charles-Jean Bonvoust, invented Camembert cheese, according to local legend. She worked as a cheesemaker at the Manor ...
's statue in 1953. This is recorded by a plaque in the market square of Vimoutiers.Wikimedia Commons, Retrieved 29 April 2017 A German Tiger I tank is on display on the outskirts of the city after being retrieved from abandonment in a roadside ditch in 1975. It is one of the world's remaining seven Tiger I tanks. The beautiful and strategic location of Vimoutiers attracts numerous tourists for sporting events, recreation and overnight rest. Modern hotels and small restaurants cater to visitors.
Heraldry
Name
The name 'Vimoutiers' is a contraction of 'Vie', the name of the small river which runs through the town ('vie' means 'life'), and 'Moutiers', a French word which means 'Monastery'. This name is derived from the fact that there was once a monastery present on the site, near the banks of the river 'Vie.Notable people
Vimoutiers was the birthplace of Joseph Laniel (1889–1975), politician of the Fourth Republic.Twin towns
Vimoutiers is twinned with: * Fordingbridge in England (since 1982) * Sontra in Germany (since 1971)See also
* Falaise pocket *Communes of the Orne department
The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Paul Bunel Paul Bunel (Jan 21,1882 - Oct 20,1918) was a Norman photographer.
Born in La Ferté-Fresnel, France Bunel settled in Vimoutiers from where he traversed the Pays d'Auge in Lower-Normandy, France, to photograph villages, people and Norman costumes ...
References
External links
Pictures of Vimoutiers before June 1944
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Charlotte Corday
Marie-Anne Charlotte de Corday d'Armont (27 July 1768 – 17 July 1793), known as Charlotte Corday (), was a figure of the French Revolution. In 1793, she was executed by guillotine for the assassination of Jacobin leader Jean-Paul Marat, who ...
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