Sallenelles Explained

Sallenelles
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason sallenelles.svg
Arrondissement:Lisieux
Canton:Cabourg
Insee:14665
Postal Code:14121
Mayor:Laurent Lemarchand[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:49.2639°N -0.2281°W
Elevation M:5
Elevation Min M:0
Elevation Max M:40
Area Km2:1.25

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

Tourism

Most visitors to Sallenelles come to see the Orne estuary, to walk, cycle, or hunt the local water-fowl, or the Maison de la Nature, a permanent exhibition on the local ecosystem. World War II veterans come to see the memorial to the Belgian Brigade Piron which liberated the village in 1944.

Transportation

Sallenelles is on the D514 between Ranville and Merville-Franceville-Plage. There is also a road to Amfreville. The Bus Verts line 20 has some services that stop at Sallenelles.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.