Urville, Calvados


Urville is a commune in the Calvados department and Normandy region of north-western France.
Iron mining was an important industry in the village until 1989. The village was at the head of a mineral railway linking the iron mines to the SMN steel mills.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Moinerie and Urville.
The River Laize a tributary to the Orne flows through the commune.

Points of Interest

Cimetière Militaire Polonais de Urville - Polish war cemetery paying tribute to the soldiers killed in the Battle of Hill 262 during World War II.

National Heritage sites

The Commune has two buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique