Croisilles, Calvados


Croisilles is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
The mother of explorer Dumont D'Urville was born in Croisilles. He named an inlet of New Zealand's coast Croisilles Harbour after the village.

Geography

The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Breuil, L'Église, La Vallée and Croisilles.
The River Orne plus five streams The Traspy, The Aunay Douffieres, The Trois Cours, The Neumer and the Pont de Combray are the main watercourses running through the commune.

Points of interest

National heritage sites