Villers-Bocage

fr:Villers-Bocage

Villers Bocage is a town in France, in the Calvados département, in Normandy. It is the seat of the canton with the same and the arrondissement of Caen. Its postal code is 14310 and the INSEE code is 14752.

Administrative

• Population: 2,920
• Area: 576 ha
• Elevation: 170 m

It was the site of World War II's June 13, 1944 ambush of elements from the British 7th Armored Division by the German 501st SS Heavy Tank Battalion.

See also:

• Battle of Villers-Bocage
• Battle of Normandy

External link

• Website of the office of tourism (http://www.tourisme.fr/office-de-tourisme/villers-bocage.htm) (in French)

Villers Bocage is also the name of a commune of the Somme département in France.

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