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Very beautiful city with its port. Very pleasant to walk around.

During the liberation of Normandy, the headquarters of the 101st Airborne Division of the US Air Force was temporarily located here.

This lock bridge in Carentan offers a beautiful view of the marsh landscapes. Its five flood gates close when the tide rises and open when it falls.

Arriving in the small, characteristic village of Saint-Côme, you will see its 11th century church. 12th century, former priory of the Benedictines of Cluny (unique in the Manche) classified as a Historic Monument surrounded by its cemetery. Nave of 3 bays with framed aisles, projecting transept, choir of 2 bays, cul-de-four apse, chapel with flat apse from the 14th century, portal tympanum with Gothic inscription, flamboyant side portal, square tower with balustrade and octagonal pyramid , exterior bas-relief (fable of the fox and the stork); the 12th century baptismal font century, renaissance bas-relief (life of Saint-Jean-Baptiste).

Leaning against the marsh, in the extension of the typical hamlet of Rue Mary to the southwest of the town, the Rampan manor is a perfect example of civil architecture from the Louis XII period. The manable house has a classic layout, inherited from the flamboyant Gothic style. Two main buildings built at right angles and, at their junction, towards the interior, a tower with eight cut sides containing the staircase, serving the first floor and the attic. The two gables are blind. Mullion windows richly carved with motifs from flamboyant Gothic style. @OT Cotentin Bay

Typical Louis XIII residence: very neat main body on one floor, lit by three openings on each level whose square corner pavilions, high roofs and polychromy of the decor make us think of the manor houses of the Pays d'Auge. Gatehouse, large outbuildings, rectangular dwelling flanked by 2 square pavilions. @OT Cotentin Bay

Take a detour to the I.S.M.H listed Pont de la Barquette where you discover how this lock bridge works with its 5 water gates which close at rising tide and open to the user. The Pont de la Barquette, a strategic point to reach to liberate Carentan in 1944, was nicknamed the “Corner of Hell”: at dawn on June 6, the American soldiers arriving at La Barquette encountered severe resistance from German fire. The battle resulted in 150 German and 40 American casualties. On June 10, American troops arrived at Carré de Choux in Carentan. @OT Cotentin Bay

It dates from the 19th century and was built by Pierre-Etienne-Joseph LAFOSSE who, following a dream, decided to create this picturesque garden with canals, a lake with three small islands in the center. Part of the garden was transformed into a valley filled with rocks. A belvedere completes the ensemble, offering a panoramic view of the gardens. In 1897, Bel Esnault was sold and half of the park transformed into pastures. To date, only part of the garden has retained all its structures and remains surprisingly picturesque and rare in Lower Normandy. It was the German command post during D-Day and the first castle liberated after the landing at Utah Beach. @OT Cotentin Bay