Colleville-Montgomery

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Administration
Commune of Colleville-Montgomery
Location
Longitude	0°18'00 W
Latitude	49°16'59 N
Country	France
Région	Basse-Normandie
Département	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Ouistreham
Mayor	Guy Legrand (2001 - 2008)
Statistics
Land area¹	7.74 km²
Population² (1999)	1,925
- Density (1999)	249/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	14166/ 14880
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).

Colleville-Montgomery is a commune of the Calvados département, in the Basse-Normandie région, in France.

1 Monuments
2 Tourism
3 Demography
4 Twinning
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Monuments

The Church

Church and cemetery

Built by Saint-Vigor, Bishop of the city of Bayeux (511-531), during the XI^th and XII^th centuries,it has two choirs and a Romanesque nave. The first bay consists in barrel vaults. The other vaults are more recent, built at the same time as the arches which lead to the second choir, from the XIII^th century. The side tower from the XII^th century is of Romanesque design, with a terrace on top surrounded by a parapet, and contains three bells. The bell tower, partially destroyed during the liberation of the area, was reconstructed. The windows were designed in the style of Gothic architecture and their stained glass were restored after World War II.

The Hillman Batterie

Hillman Batterie Memorial

Built by the German army in 1942, it consists of 18 underground blockaus which are being restored since 1990 by an association called "Les Amis du Suffolk Régiment". Free guided visits are organised during the summer.