Sallenelles

French commune
nomcommune=Sallenelles
région=Basse-Normandie
département=Calvados
arrondissement=Caen
canton=Cabourg
insee=14665
cp=14121
maire=Frédéric Chazal
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Campagne et Baie de L'Orne
longitude=-0.228055555556
latitude=49.2638888889
alt moy=5 m
alt mini=0 m
alt maxi=40 m
hectares=125
km²=1.25
sans=293
date-sans=1,999
dens=234
date-dens=1999

Sallenelles is a commune in the "département" of Calvados in the Basse-Normandie region of France.

Tourism

Most visitors to Sallenelles come to see the Orne estuary, to walk, cycle, or hunt the local water-fowl, or the Maison de la Nature, a permanent exhibition on the local ecosystem. World War II veterans come to see the memorial to the Belgian Brigade Piron which liberated the village in 1944.

Transportation

Sallenelles is on the D514 between Le Hauger and Merville-Franceville. There is also a road to Amfreville. The Bus Verts line 20 has some services that stop at Sallenelles.

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