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Tournai-sur-Dive (French pronunciation: [tuʁnɛ syʁ div] (
listen), literally Tournai on Dive) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
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Commune | |
 The church in Tournai-sur-Dive | |
Location of Tournai-sur-Dive  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°48′44″N 0°02′48″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Argentan-2 |
| Intercommunality | Argentan Intercom |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Xavier Schneider[1] |
| Area 1 | 12.40 km2 (4.79 sq mi) |
| Population | 302 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61490 /61160 |
| Elevation | 80–195 m (262–640 ft) (avg. 107 m or 351 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Demographics
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Tournai-sur Dives during the Second World War
At the centre of the Falaise Pocket, the small village of TOURNAI- sur- DIVES took a very important part in the outcome of the Battle of Normandy. Just 23 inhabitants stayed in their village with the priest of the commune (parish): l'Abbé Launay. Some German soldiers lived there as well with their officer. Everybody was exhausted due to the heat of July and the non-stop bombing of the Allies. Finally, the priest and the German officer decided to both go the Canadian and Polish battle line near Trun and ask to surrender. They travelled in a tank bearing the red cross and white flag. However, German officer became afraid to meet Polish soldiers because of their reputation of not taking prisoners, so they changed their objective and went to the American unit in Chambois. There, Americans kept the German officer as hostage and the abbey returned to Tournai-sur-Dives where all the Germans gave themselves up. It was the very first day of the end of the Battle of Normandy; 21 August 1944.[3]
See also
- Communes of the Orne department
- The Battle of Normandy
- Falaise Pocket
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
- LAUNAY, Abbé Marcel (1985). Dans la Tourmente de la Guerre. CONDE sur NOIREAU: Corlet. pp. 75 to 77.
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Tournai-sur-Dive ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 302 Einwohnern (Stand: 1. Januar 2019) im Département Orne in der Region Normandie (vor 2016 Basse-Normandie). Sie gehört zum Arrondissement Argentan und zum Kanton Argentan-2 (bis 2015 Trun).- [en] Tournai-sur-Dive
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