Carentan
in Manche of Normandy, France
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Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport (26 mi) - Granville Airport (32 mi)
- Caen-Carpiquet Airport (37 mi)
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Jersey Airport (43 mi) -
Alderney Airport (52 mi) - Dinard-Pleurtuit-Saint-Malo Airport (62 mi)
- Le Havre Octeville Airport (62 mi)
- Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (88 mi)
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Bournemouth Airport (105 mi) - Southampton Airport (114 mi)
- London Gatwick Airport (136 mi)
- London Heathrow Airport (154 mi)
- RAF Fairford (166 mi)
- Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay (Unesco heritage, 58 mi)
- Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret (Unesco heritage, 62 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 97 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 49.303 and -1.248 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 49° 18' 11" and W -1° 14' 53"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- French, Breton, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Occitan
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 10:12 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:51 am and 9:13 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.750 and 173.083 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Le Bons Bay - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to France.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning France. Last Update: 2024-04-25 08:17:04
Explore Carentan
Carentan in Manche (Normandy) with it's 6,950 inhabitants is located in France about 166 mi (or 267 km) west of Paris, the country's capital.
Local time in Carentan is now 10:12 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Paris with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 13 airports in the wider vicinity of Carentan, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in France is Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport in a distance of 26 mi (or 42 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in France is Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay in a distance of 58 mi (or 93 km), South-East. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Saint-Lo, Coutances, Cherbourg-Octeville, Bayeux and Vire. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 53 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 40 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 57% |
| Air Pressure | 1007 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (5 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 98% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
12°C (54 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
13°C (56 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
13°C (55 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Kyriad Carentan
L'Auberge Normande
Videos from this area
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Barge HOLLANDAISE
Une Barge Hollandaise naviguant dans le Port de CARENTAN.
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Carentan Airborne Festival 2007 Deuxième partie
Samedi 2 et dimanche 3 juin 2007 à Carentan dans la Manche. Défilé et parachutages. Ma page sur le Carentan Airborne Festival : http://be.pro.free.fr/Car%20Airb%20Fest%202007/Airborne.html...
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[HD]CoH Invasion of Normandy Mission 4 Carentan Counterattack (Play Through)
Hi everybody This video is the playthrough of the 4th mission (Carentan Counterattack) in the Campaign. Hope you like it! Grtz TheReverzer Follow me on Twitter:@TheReverzer.
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British Pigeons Release at Carentan (France) June 2011.
CHOPIN L'HARMONIE OHC
http://www.abeilles-associes.com/ http://www.edelices.com/ Musiques en Baie du COTENTIN par l'Orchestre d'Harmonie de Carentan: Direction, Alain Jedraszczyk.
D Day 70ème anniversaire du debarquement
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Battle of Carentan
The Battle of Carentan was an engagement in World War II between airborne forces of the United States Army and the German Wehrmacht during the Battle of Normandy. The battle took place between 10 and 15 June 1944, on the approaches to and within the city of Carentan, France. The objective of the attacking American forces was consolidation of the U.S. beachheads and establishment of a continuous defensive line against expected German counterattacks.
Gare de Carentan
Gare de Carentan is a railway station serving the town Carentan, Manche department, northwestern France. It is situated on the Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Carentan.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Carantan, Carenton, Carentan, ካረንታን, Καραντάν, קרנטן, カランタン, Карантан, கேரன்டான், 卡朗唐
