Villers-Bocage, Calvados

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Mairie, Villers-Bocage, September 2007
Mairie, Villers-Bocage, September 2007

Villers-Bocage is a commune in France, in the Calvados département in Normandy. Its postal code is 14310 and the INSEE code is 14752. Population: 2,920.

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Villers-Bocage is the seat of the canton of Villers-Bocage, in the arrondissement of Caen.

[edit] History

Villers-Bocage was the site of World War II's June 13, 1944 ambush of elements from the British 7th Armoured Division by the German 101st SS Heavy Panzer Detachment.

[edit] Geography

  • Area: 5.76 km²
  • Altitude: 170 m

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Coordinates: 49°05′N, 0°39′W