Manche Normandy France
49.305666,-1.242834

Carentan

Carentan (French pronunciation: [kaʁɑ̃tɑ̃]) is a small rural town near the north-eastern base of the French Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy in north-western France, with a population of about 6,000. It is a former commune in the Manche department. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Carentan-les-Marais. The town was a strategic early goal of the World War II landings as capturing the town was necessary to link the lodgements at Utah and Omaha beaches which were divided by the Douve river estuary (nearby fields were flooded by the Germans up to the town's outskirts). The town was also needed as an intermediate staging position for the capture of the cities of Cherbourg and Octeville, with the critically important port facilities in Cherbourg.
Known in ancient times as: ‘Crouciaconnum’
Periods/Settlements: roman, late-antique

Distance between:

Paris to Carentan 166 Miles / 268 Kms
Marseille to Carentan 523 Miles / 842 Kms


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tourist attraction Nearby

La Maison des Ormes
Dreknor
Memorial Filthy Thirteen