region
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in northwestern
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
.
The
Longues-sur-Mer battery
The Longues-sur-Mer battery (German: ''Marineküstenbatterie (MKB) Longues-sur-Mer''; also designated ''Widerstandsnest (Wn) 48'') is a World War II German coastal artillery battery approximately north of the village of Longues-sur-Mer in Nor ...
is nearby, part of the
Atlantic Wall
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coastal fortifications.
Population
See also
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Communes of the Calvados department
The following is a list of the 526 Communes of France, communes of the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities ...