Colombières | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Bayeux |
Canton: | Trévières |
Insee: | 14168 |
Postal Code: | 14710 |
Mayor: | Catherine Viel[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CC Isigny-Omaha Intercom |
Coordinates: | 49.2969°N -0.98°W |
Elevation M: | 15 |
Elevation Min M: | 0 |
Elevation Max M: | 33 |
Area Km2: | 10.64 |
Colombières (in French pronounced as /kɔlɔ̃bjɛʁ/) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Colombières is situated in the north-western region of Calvados, 20 kilometres west of Bayeux and 9 kilometres from Isigny-sur-Mer, in the natural regional park of Cotentin and Bessin.
The village was freed on 9 June 1944 by the Allies. U.S. General Omar Bradley set up base for the Twelfth United States Army Group in Colombières castle.
Colombières castle is a historic building, built between Bayeux and Isigny-sur-Mer, close to the D-Day landing beaches. It was one of the most famous forts in Lower Normandy while France was under Feudal rule. It is also known as : La vigie des Marais (The marsh lookout).