Place:Formigny, Calvados, France

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NameFormigny
Alt namesEngranvillesource: Family History Library Catalog
Véretsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeCommune
Located inCalvados, France
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Formigny is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Formigny La Bataille.

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  • 15 April 1450: Battle of Formigny. The battle of Formigny took place here and the French victory, marked the end of the Hundred Years War in Normandy.
  • In 1823, Formigny (487 inhabitants in 1821[1]) absorbed Véret (70 inhabitants), in the northwest of the territory.
  • In 1858, Engranville (228 inhabitants in 1856) is divided between Formigny - most of the territory - and Trévières, in the southeast.
  • 8 June 1944: Formigny was liberated by elements of US 1st Infantry Division during the initial breakout from Omaha Beach.
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