Graignes
| Graignes | ||
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| local community | Graignes-Mesnil-Angot | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Some | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Lô | |
| Coordinates | 1 ° 12 ′ S , 49 ° 14 ′ E | |
| Post Code | 50620 | |
| Incorporation | February 28, 2007 | |
Graignes is a village and a former commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region of northern France . It is located between Carentan and Saint-Lô , about ten kilometers from the confluence of the Vire in the English Channel . The Battle of Graignes took place from June 10 to 12, 1944 . On February 28, 2007, Graignes merged with the municipality of Le Mesnil-Angot to Graignes-Mesnil-Angot .
Graignes has a racetrack (dirt track, harness racing).
Footnotes
- ↑ Arrêté du 14 février 2007 portant modification aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes) in Journal officiel de la République française 56 of March 7, 2007, p. 4378, text no.26