Éterville

Éterville
region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Caen-5
Community association	Caen la Mer
Coordinates	49 ° 9 ′ N , 0 ° 26 ′ W Coordinates: 49 ° 9 ′ N , 0 ° 26 ′ W
height	12-78 m
surface	4.87 km 2
Residents	1,631 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	335 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	14930
INSEE code	14254
Website	www.mairie-eterville.fr

Éterville is a French commune with 1631 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Calvados department in the Normandy region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Caen and the canton of Caen-5 . The inhabitants are called Étervillais .

geography

The parish of Éterville is two kilometers from the left bank of the Orne and about eight kilometers southwest of Caen city center . The district of Le Rocroil belongs to Éterville . The municipality is surrounded by Bretteville-sur-Odon in the north, Louvigny in the northeast, Fleury-sur-Orne in the east, Maltot in the south, Fontaine-Étoupefour in the west and Verson in the northwest.

history

Éterville was fought over in 1944. Shortly after the landing in Normandy on D-Day (June 6, 1944), the Allies tried to take the city of Caen , which Hitler had declared a "fortress" ( Battle of Caen ). As part of Operation Jupiter (July 10th and 11th) there was fighting at or in Éterville. On the night of July 11-12, battalions of the Canadian 4th Infantry Brigade captured Éterville and Verson . Hill 112, a hotly contested hill at the time, is located near Éterville .