Ranville
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Location within Lower Normandy region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Lower Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Cabourg |
| Intercommunality | Campagne et Baie de L'Orne |
| Mayor | Jean-Luc Adélaïde (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 1–49 m (3.3–161 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft) |
| Land area1 | 8.42 km2 (3.25 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,703 (2008) |
| - Density | 202 /km2 (520 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14530/ 14860 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 49°13′55″N 0°15′23″W / 49.2319°N 0.2564°W
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Ranville is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.
Ranville was the first French village liberated on D-Day. The village was liberated by the British 13th Parachute Battalion, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Luard. The château du Heaume in the village was subsequently used by the headquarters of the British 6th Airborne Division.
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Population [edit]
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 883 | — |
| 1968 | 1,005 | +13.8% |
| 1975 | 1,519 | +51.1% |
| 1982 | 1,690 | +11.3% |
| 1990 | 1,681 | −0.5% |
| 1999 | 1,896 | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 1,703 | −10.2% |
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A Bailey bridge section at the „Memorial Pegasus“ museum in Ranville
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