Ouistreham
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Ouistreham is a commune of the Calvados département, in the Basse-Normandie région, in France. Its postal code is 14150. The INSEE code is 14488. Population: 8,760.
Ouistreham is a small port with fishing boats, leisure craft and a scheduled cross-Channel ferry service to Portsmouth, operated by Brittany Ferries. It serves as the port of the city of Caen.
Twinning
Ouistreham is twinned with the West Sussex village of Angmering
History
On June 6 1944, the only French forces involved in the D-Day landings (177 men of the Commando Kieffer) disembarked at Ouistreham.
Monuments
- Musée du Mur de l'Atlantique (literally the Museum of the Atlantic Wall)
- Musée du Débarquement n° 4 Commando (museum)fr:Ouistreham