Cresserons
Cresserons | |
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The church in Cresserons | |
Location of Cresserons | |
| Coordinates: 49°17′19″N 0°21′12″W / 49.2886°N 0.3533°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Courseulles-sur-Mer |
| Intercommunality | CC Cœur de Nacre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Lermine |
Area 1 | 3.59 km2 (1.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 1,078 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14197 /14440 |
| Elevation | 17–59 m (56–194 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Cresserons is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Cresserons is located just south of the beaches of Normandy. During the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War, British troops arrived there and a battle was fought on 7 June 1944.