Bretteville-sur-Laize

Bretteville-sur-Laize () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

The scene of heavy fighting following the Normandy landings, much of the town is of post-World War II construction.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Jacob Mesnil, Quilly, Le Beffeux, Les ÃÂcluses, L'Abbaye and Bretteville-sur-Laize.

The Commune with another 20 communes shares part of a 2,115 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the VallÃÂ©e de l'Orne et ses affluents.

The river Laize, a tributary to the Orne, flows through the commune. In addition two streams also flow through the commune the Ruisseau de Corneville and the Ruisseau du Val Clair.

Population

Points of Interest

National Heritage sites

The Commune has three buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique

Eglise Notre-Dame de Quilly an eleventh century church listed as a monument in 1921.
Ancien manoir de Quilly a former manor house from the sixteenth centaury listed as a monument in 1922.
Former Notre-Dame de Barbery Abbey founded in 1176 by Robert Marmion that was classed as a Monument historique in 2005. The abbey grounds are shared with the neighbouring commune of Barbery.

Notable people

Xavier Deluc - (Born 1958) is an Actor, director and scriptwriter who was raised within this commune.

International relations

Bretteville-sur-Laize is twinned with:

MaÃÂbach, Germany (since 1989)
Chagford, England (since 1975, but twinning activity lapsed in the 1990s)

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