Formigny
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Template:Short description Template:Expand French Template:Infobox French commune
Formigny (Template:IPA) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Formigny La Bataille.<ref>Arrêté préfectoral 8 September 2016 Template:In lang</ref>
History
- 15 April 1450: Battle of Formigny. The battle of Formigny took place here and the French victory, marked the end of the Hundred Years War in Normandy.
- In 1823, Formigny (487 inhabitants in 1821<ref name=ehess/>) absorbed Véret (70 inhabitants),<ref>Template:Cassini-Ehess</ref> in the northwest of the territory.
- In 1858, Engranville (228 inhabitants in 1856) is divided between Formigny - most of the territory - and Trévières, in the southeast.<ref>Template:Cassini-Ehess</ref>
- 8 June 1944: Formigny was liberated by elements of US 1st Infantry Division during the initial breakout from Omaha Beach.
Population
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See also
References
External links
- The battle of Formigny (in French)