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Coordinates: 48°45′49″N 0°43′59″W. Tinchebray ( French pronunciation: [tɛ̃ʃ (ə)bʁɛ] ⓘ) is a former commune in the Orne department in the Lower Normandy region in north-western France. On 1 January 2015, Tinchebray and six other communes merged becoming one commune called Tinchebray-Bocage . History.
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Tinchebray is situated in the Orne department and Normandy region. Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Tinchebray in Normandy. Popular places to visit nearby include Vire at 14 km and Domfrontat 20 km.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater! ... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Orne
Flers: market Wednesday & Saturday (13km)Vire: market Friday (13km)Sourdeval: market Tuesday (15km)Conde-sur-Noireau: market Thursday (16km)What to do at Tinchebray? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Tinchebray.
Tinchebray is in the north of France at 71 kilometres from Alencon, the department capital (general information: Tinchebray is 226 kilometres from Paris).
Most visitors arrive in one of the cross-channel ferry ports with Caen being especially close, typically within an hours drive. For driving distances to Tinchebray from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner. We have 11 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bernieres-le-Patry, Chanu, Clairefougere, Fre...
The Battle of Tinchebray (alternative spellings: Tinchebrai or Tenchebrai) took place on 28 September 1106, in Tinchebray (today in the Orne département of France), Normandy, between an invading force led by King Henry I of England, and the Norman army of his elder brother Robert Curthose, the Duke of Normandy. [2]
The city of Tinchebray is located in the department of Orne of the french region Basse-Normandie . The city of Tinchebray is located in the township of Tinchebray part of the district of Argentan. The area code for Tinchebray is 61486 (also known as code INSEE), and the Tinchebray zip code is 61800.
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May 4, 2016 · The battle which will resolve Henry I problem with his brother Robert Curthose and will be remembered in history as the Battle for Tinchebray. On September 28th, 1106, the forces of King Henry I of England reach the walls of the castle Tinchebray. Allies of King Henry I of England were the barons Ranulf Flambard and William de Warenne, 2nd Earl ...
The Race Across France. "The time you saw the American Army on the move was after Avranches," wrote an observer. After the capture of Avranches on 31 July 1944, bulldozers and scrapers were clearing the roads of the German wreckage left in the wake of the great sweep of Allied bombers and strafers. The main roads were almost bumper to bumper ...
It is located eighty kilometers from Alençon, not far from Cerisy-Belle-Etoile and Saint-Christophe-de-Chaulieu. The territory of Tinchebray-Bocage was formerly located near the ancient road that connected Augustodurum (Bayeux) to Vieux-la-Romaine. The latter formed the limit of the current delegated communes.
