Étréham Explained

Étréham
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Étréham (Calvados).svg
Arrondissement:Bayeux
Canton:Trévières
Insee:14256
Postal Code:14400
Mayor:Alain Cornière[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CC Isigny-Omaha Intercom
Coordinates:49.3228°N -0.7958°W
Elevation M:37
Elevation Min M:12
Elevation Max M:68
Area Km2:4.24

Étréham (in French pronounced as /etʁeɑ̃/) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Toponymy

Oesterham in 1350.

Probably Old Saxon *wester or Old English westre related to "west" (Old High German westar, west-; see Westerham, Kent) and hām "home, hamlet"[2] or, less probably, Old Saxon ōstar related to "east" (see Ouistreham). This place name corresponds to Saxon settlements in Bayeux and in the surrounding Bessin Region (the so-called Otlinga Saxonia) in the 5 - 6th century or to Anglo-Scandinavian settlements later in the 10th.

History

World War II

The village was bombed on 8 June 1944, two days after the D-Day landings, by the Big Red One (U.S. First Division). It was liberated one day later, and about 600 German soldiers were taken prisoner. After the liberation, the Allies used the place called Mont Cauvin in the same commune to store their oil until the conquest of Cherbourg.

Population

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. [René Lepelley]