Grandcamp-Maisy

Grandcamp-Maisy is a common French, located in the department of the Calvados and the area Basse-Normandie.

Its inhabitants is called the Grandcopais or Grandcamp-Maiserais .

Geography

Grandcamp-maisy is located in Normandy, more precisely in Basse-Normandie, in the Calvados at thirty minutes of Bayeux. It belongs to the beaches of the unloading it is a tourist resort.

History

This commune is close to the Pointe of Hoc, and has a history strongly marked by the unloading of 1944 at the time of the Bataille of Normandy, it is released by the Allies on June 8th, 1944 and will receive the Marshal Charles de Gaulle. Located between the town of Géfosse-Fontenay and Vierville-on-Sea it belongs to the course of the beaches of the unloading. The commune consists of an association of Grandcamp-the-baths and Maisy in 1972, then into 1992 of a fusion. Grandcamp-Maisy is famous for its scallops.

Administration

Demography

(1515 to 1891 population in addition to LETANVILLE close city)

Places and monuments

One from now on celebrates monument was established in Grancamp-Maisy, it acts of the statue of Peace. Out of étincelant steel, carved by the Chinese artist Yao Yuan set up for the 60e anniversary of the Normandy landing in Normandy. Contrary to the statue a battery of the second world war was discovered, at the beginning of June called: the battery of Maisy. Grandcamp-Maisy also very famous for these vestiges of passed such as the mill odo, the Grandcamp old man covered by the water and these houses built using stone with the careers grandcopaise and sand with sea. Grandcamp also has a museum in memory of the second world war, the museum of the RANGERS.

Economic activities and tourist

The economic activities of Grandcamp-Maisy are based on fishing and tourism, very famous for its fresh scallop and its fish. One also fishes there shrimp in the discovered rocks with low tide which makes the pleasure of the holiday makers. Grandcamp-maisy has also a center of ostreiculture. To develop fishing a basin of refuge was built in 1926, before this date a wood ear moving towards the sea made it possible the boats to moor. This ear is always accessible thanks to its regular maintenance.

Animations

Soon in Grandcamp-maisy, the festival of the shell saint Jacques will be celebrated the December 8th and 9th 2007.

Personalities related to the commune

  1. Philippe Kieffer - French Naval officer buried has grandcamp-maisy and City council man of grandcamp-the-baths (maisy) in 1946
  2. Rene Bansard - French Writer born has Grandcamp-maisy
  3. Gustave Umbdenstock - Architect who built a villa with grandcamp-maisy

See too

  • Common of the Apple-brandy

External bonds

  • http://grandcamp.home.att.net
  • Grandcamp-Maisy on the site of the national geographical Institute
  • Grandcamp-Maisy on the site of INSEE
  • Grandcamp-Maisy on the site of Quid
  • Localization of Grandcamp-Maisy on a chart of France and communes bordering
  • Plane on Grandcamp-Maisy on Mapquest
  • Report of France 3 on the city and its activity (November 17th, 2007)
  • MUNICIPAL CAMP-SITE OF the CITY

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