Falaise

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Falaise

Total population

7,782

Coordinates48.90°, -0.20°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Falaise is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. The town is famous for being the birthplace of William the Conqueror. It was also the centre of the area known as the Falaise pocket, the decisive engagement of the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Georges Marchais

former general secretary of the French Communist Party (1920-1997)

Herleva

mother of William the Conqueror

Remy de Gourmont

French writer (1858–1915)

Alain Ferté

French racing driver

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Michel Ferté

French racing driver (1958–2023)

Louis Liard

French philosopher and administrator (1846–1917)

Antoine de Montchrestien

French economist and dramatist

Frédéric de Lafresnaye

French ornithologist

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Pauline Roland

French activist (1805-1852)

Cédric Hengbart

French footballer

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Maurice De Muer

French cyclist (1921–2012)

Annick Coupé

French trade unionist

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Alexandre Cosnard

French writer

Alain Chennevière

French singer

Alain Taravella

French business leader and billionaire

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André Biard

French soldier (1918–2001)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Normandie

• Versainville
  1.7 mi away · pop. 496
• Eraines
  2 mi away · pop. 288
• La Hoguette
  2.2 mi away · pop. 662
• Villy-lez-Falaise
  2.8 mi away · pop. 263
• Fresné-la-Mère
  3.6 mi away · pop. 578
• Damblainville
  4.1 mi away · pop. 235
• Fourneaux-le-Val
  4.2 mi away · pop. 155
• Pertheville
  4.3 mi away · pop. 236
• Ussy
  5.2 mi away · pop. 846
• Fontaine-le-Pin
  6.6 mi away · pop. 348
• Rapilly
  6.8 mi away · pop. 47
• Le Détroit
  7.1 mi away · pop. 90

Browse all places in Normandie →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Books about Falaise

Overlord

Max Hastings · 1984

The Falaise Gap Battles

Simon Forty · 2017

The Americans at Normandy

McManus, John C. · 2004

Falaise roll recording prominent companions of William, Duke of Normandy at the conquest of England

M. Jackson Crispin · 1938

Victory at Falaise

W. Denis Whitaker · 2000

Normandy

Friedrich Hayn · 2022

Falaise Pocket

Yves Buffetaut · 2019

The Battle of Normandy, the Falaise Gap

James Sidney Lucas · 1978

Search results from Open Library.

Gallery

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