Cresserons is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
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Commune | |
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Coordinates: 49°17′19″N 0°21′12″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Calvados |
Arrondissement | Caen |
Canton | Courseulles-sur-Mer |
Intercommunality | Cœur de Nacre |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Lermine[1] |
Area 1 | 3.59 km2 (1.39 sq mi) |
Population | 1,116 |
• Density | 310/km2 (810/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 14197 /14440 |
Elevation | 17–59 m (56–194 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Cresserons is located just south of the beaches of Normandy. During the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War, British troops arrived there and a battle was fought on 7 June 1944.
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