Cretteville
in Manche of Normandy, France

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
49.343 and -1.388 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 49° 20' 35" and W -1° 23' 15"
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: 08:13 AM (Tuesday)
Timezone: Europe/Paris
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:43 am and 9:21 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-43.750 and 173.083 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Le Bons Bay
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for France in Western Europe

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: 2024-04-29 08:03:39

Delve into Cretteville

Cretteville in Manche (Normandy) with it's 228 habitants is located in France about 172 mi (or 277 km) west of Paris, the country's capital town.

Current time in Cretteville is now 08:13 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Paris with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 13 airports close to Cretteville, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in France is Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport in a distance of 22 mi (or 35 km), North. 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 64 mi (or 102 km), South-East.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Coutances, Saint-Lo, Cherbourg-Octeville, Avranches and Bayeux. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 15°C / 59 °F

Morning Temperature 7°C / 44 °F
Evening Temperature 10°C / 51 °F
Night Temperature 10°C / 50 °F
Chance of rainfall 1%
Air Humidity 65%
Air Pressure 1009 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Few clouds, covering 13% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Wednesday, 1st of May 2024

12°C (54 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Thursday, 2nd of May 2024

10°C (51 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.

Friday, 3rd of May 2024

13°C (56 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Sainte Mere Eglise

Published: June 13, 2011
Length: 26:16 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Alain Le Pape


D-Day Paratrooper on church steeple Sainte Mere Eglise, France

Published: October 03, 2013
Length: 19:22 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Military History and Aviation

Video shot in 1999 of the church in Sainte Mere Eglise, France (Normandy), where an American paratrooper got hung up while parachuting into the village the morning of June 6, 1944 during the...


Musée AIRBORNE, Sainte-Mère-Eglise

Published: February 11, 2015
Length: 35:59 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: manfredi3692

Una visita al museo Airborne, posto di fianco alla celebre chiesa di Sainte-Mère-Eglise. Le riprese sono state effettuate nel febbraio 2013, in un periodo assolutamente lontano da quello in...


parachutages st mere eglise 2009 2

Published: June 10, 2009
Length: 54:14 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: magics82


Parachutages depuis des C47 à Sainte-Mère-Église - DDay70

Published: June 08, 2014
Length: 16:56 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Julien Tetart


Sainte-Mère-Église sunday, June 8 2014

Published: June 09, 2014
Length: 15:33 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Tout-simplement Francais

9:30 Sunday, June 8, 2014 more than 900 paratroopers jumped nine nationalities yesterday over Sainte-Mère-Église in summer conditions before an enthusiastic audience from 60 000 to 80 000...


The Bridge at La Fiere

Published: July 28, 2008
Length: 59:45 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: VideoHistoryToday

Today, locals and tourists drive over this innocuous little bridge without realising its significance to the American troops landing on Utah Beach on D Day, 6th June 1944. The capture of...


Brothers of fire - Trailer

Published: August 22, 2008
Length: 31:44 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: jerrysmedcine

Trailer de Brothers of fire qui sortira avant la Toussaint.


Croydon Athletic 2 Met. Police 1

Published: April 05, 2008
Length: 45:36 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: snoopybooboo

Substitute Greg Andrews hits his 2nd goal from a free kick through a group of players outside the penalty area.


Emily Kane lego video

Published: February 16, 2010
Length: 53:41 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: TheInfernoStrikes

a vid me and my dad spent the whole day workin' on! Emily Kane - Art Brut Lego/Duplo.


Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.

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.

Merderet

Merderet {{#invoke:InfoboxImage|InfoboxImage|image=|size=|sizedefault=288px|alt=}} {{#invoke:InfoboxImage|InfoboxImage|image=|size=|sizedefault=288px|alt=}}Origin NormandyMouth Douve{{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:49|21|48|N|1|21|16|W| |primary |name=Douve-Merderet }}Basin countries FranceLength 36 km The Merderet is a 36 km long river in Normandy, France which is tributary to the Douve River.

Located at 49.3633, -1.35444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Rivers of Normandy, Rivers of France

Cretteville Airfield

Cretteville Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Cretteville in the Basse-Normandie region of northern France. Located to the southeast of Cretteville, the United States Army Air Force established a temporary airfield on 23 July 1944, shortly after the Allied landings in France The airfield was constructed by the IX Engineering Command, 819th Engineer Aviation Battalion.

Located at 49.3381, -1.3775 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
World War II airfields in France, Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in France


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Cretteville