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Falaise, Calvados
Falaise (French pronunciation: [falɛz] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. The town is famous for being the birthplace of William the Conqueror. It was also the centre of the area known as the Falaise pocket, the decisive engagement of the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War.
Falaise lies at the eastern edge of the Armorican Massif, and the town has rocky outcrops on its edges such as the 173 metre high Mount Myrrha.
The commune is spread over an area of 11.84 square kilometres (2,930 acres) with a maximum altitude of 188 metres (616 ft 10 in) and minimum of 89 metres (292 ft 0 in)
Flowing through Falaise are the river Ante and the river Trainefeuille, both tributaries of the river Dives.
Falaise borders the area known as Suisse Normande, on its eastern side.
According to the 2018 CORINE Land Cover assessment, 35% (416 hectares (1,030 acres)) is Meadows, closely followed at 29% by Urbanised. The rest is Arable land at 24%, Industrial and commercial spaces at 9% and the remaining 2% (24 hectares (59 acres)) is Forest.
The area around Falaise has been inhabited from Mesolithic times (approximately 7000BC) , but it was only at the end of the prehistoric period and the beginning of the Gallo-Roman era that the area, Falaise in particular, was regularly inhabited. Evidence of settlement from the time has been found at Vaston, an agricultural area just north-east of the modern town.
In 911 AD the town became part of the Duchy of Normandy when Duke Rollo was granted lands, including Falaise, by Charles the Simple in exchange for Rollo agreeing to end his brigandage, swear allegiance to Charles, convert to Christianity, and pledge to defend the Seine estuary from other Viking raiders.
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Falaise, Calvados
Falaise (French pronunciation: [falɛz] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. The town is famous for being the birthplace of William the Conqueror. It was also the centre of the area known as the Falaise pocket, the decisive engagement of the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War.
Falaise lies at the eastern edge of the Armorican Massif, and the town has rocky outcrops on its edges such as the 173 metre high Mount Myrrha.
The commune is spread over an area of 11.84 square kilometres (2,930 acres) with a maximum altitude of 188 metres (616 ft 10 in) and minimum of 89 metres (292 ft 0 in)
Flowing through Falaise are the river Ante and the river Trainefeuille, both tributaries of the river Dives.
Falaise borders the area known as Suisse Normande, on its eastern side.
According to the 2018 CORINE Land Cover assessment, 35% (416 hectares (1,030 acres)) is Meadows, closely followed at 29% by Urbanised. The rest is Arable land at 24%, Industrial and commercial spaces at 9% and the remaining 2% (24 hectares (59 acres)) is Forest.
The area around Falaise has been inhabited from Mesolithic times (approximately 7000BC) , but it was only at the end of the prehistoric period and the beginning of the Gallo-Roman era that the area, Falaise in particular, was regularly inhabited. Evidence of settlement from the time has been found at Vaston, an agricultural area just north-east of the modern town.
In 911 AD the town became part of the Duchy of Normandy when Duke Rollo was granted lands, including Falaise, by Charles the Simple in exchange for Rollo agreeing to end his brigandage, swear allegiance to Charles, convert to Christianity, and pledge to defend the Seine estuary from other Viking raiders.