Country France Department Calvados Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Friday 4:01 PM | Region Normandy Population (2008) 1,569 Area 8.56 km² Arrondissement Caen | |
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Canton Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse Weather 14°C, Wind S at 19 km/h, 69% Humidity | ||
Creully 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 Creully sur Seulles.
Map of 14480 Creully, France
The town square is named after Canadian Lieutenant Bill McCormick of the 1st Hussars Canadian Armoured Regiment (London, Ontario). Lt. McCormick was the only Allied soldier to reach his D-Day objective when on 6 June 1944, after the tank he commanded passed through Creully, it reached the Caen-Bayeux road.
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