Blainville-sur-Orne, Calvados Département, Normandy, France

Geography

🇫🇷 Blainville-sur-Orne is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in north-western France.

Geography Blainville-sur-Orne is on the west side of the Canal de Caen à la Mer, just south of Bénouville and the famous Pegasus Bridge of D-Day fame. The town is also home to a Renault Trucks (formerly Saviem) manufacturing plant. The plant is across the canal to the south-east, between the canal and the Orne River. Just across the river from the plant is the commune of Colombelles. Directly across the canal from Blainville-sur-Orne is the fourth commercial French port for the importation of exotic wood, generally coming from the Gulf of Guinea. The port also exports cereals that are produced in the area and has a silo capacity of 33,000 tons. It lies 7 km (4.3 mi) north of Caen and 7 km (4.3 mi) south of the English Channel.

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Blainville-sur-Orne has a population of over 5,876 people. Blainville-sur-Orne also forms part of the wider Caen Arrondissement which has a population of over 420,000 people. It is also a part of the larger Calvados Département. Blainville-sur-Orne is situated near Caen.

Twin Towns, Sister Cities Blainville-sur-Orne has links with:

🇩🇪 Bomlitz, Germany 🇮🇹 Sartirana Lomellina, Italy 🇩🇪 Walsrode, Germany
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Antipodal to Blainville-sur-Orne is: 179.701,-49.23

Locations Near: Blainville-sur-Orne -0.2989,49.2297

🇫🇷 Caen -0.373,49.181 d: 7.6  

🇫🇷 Le Havre 0.108,49.495 d: 41.7  

🇫🇷 Lisieux 0.229,49.147 d: 39.5  

🇫🇷 Argentan -0.02,48.751 d: 57  

🇫🇷 Vire Normandie -0.889,48.838 d: 61.2  

🇫🇷 Saint-Lô -1.09,49.12 d: 58.8  

🇫🇷 Alençon 0.093,48.431 d: 93.4  

🇫🇷 Bernay 0.6,49.09 d: 67.2  

🇫🇷 Mayenne -0.619,48.301 d: 105.9  

🇫🇷 Mortagne-au-Perche 0.547,48.521 d: 100.1  

Antipodal to: Blainville-sur-Orne 179.701,-49.23

🇳🇿 Christchurch 172.617,-43.517 d: 19179.8  

🇳🇿 Masterton 175.664,-40.95 d: 19041.8  

🇳🇿 Hutt 174.917,-41.217 d: 19049  

🇳🇿 Lower Hutt 174.917,-41.217 d: 19049  

🇳🇿 Upper Hutt 175.05,-41.133 d: 19044.3  

🇳🇿 Wellington 174.767,-41.283 d: 19051.3  

🇳🇿 Porirua 174.84,-41.131 d: 19037.8  

🇳🇿 Palmerston North 175.61,-40.357 d: 18977.4  

🇳🇿 Dunedin 170.474,-45.884 d: 19229.8  

🇳🇿 Canterbury 171.58,-43.543 d: 19128.5  

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