Blainville-sur-Orne is a commune

Communes of France

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 in the Calvados

Calvados

The French department of Calvados is part of the region of Basse-Normandie in Normandy. It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the English Channel coast...

 department in the Basse-Normandie

Basse-Normandie

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 region

Régions of France

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 in northwestern France

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Blainville-sur-Orne is on the west side of the Canal de Caen à la Mer

Canal de Caen à la Mer

Canal de Caen à la Mer also called the "Caen Canal") is a short canal in the department of Calvados, France, connecting the Port of Caen, in the city of Caen, downstream to the town of Ouistreham and the English Channel....

, just south of Bénouville

Bénouville, Calvados

Bénouville is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.It is located on the Canal de Caen à la Mer close to Caen and Ouistreham.-Sights:* Château de Bénouville completed in 1777 by Claude Nicolas Ledoux...

 and the famous Pegasus Bridge

Pegasus Bridge

Pegasus Bridge is a bascule bridge , built in 1934, that crossed the Caen Canal, between Caen and Ouistreham, in Normandy, France....

 of D-Day

D-Day

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 fame. The town is also home to a Renault Trucks

Renault Trucks

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 (formerly Saviem

Saviem

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) manufacturing plant. The plant is across the canal to the southeast, between the canal and the Orne River

Orne River

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. Just across the river from the plant is the commune of Colombelles

Colombelles

Colombelles is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.It is located on the Canal de Caen à la Mer.-Population:...

. Directly across the canal from Blainville-sur-Orne is the fourth commercial French port for the importation of exotic wood, generally coming from the Gulf of Guinea

Gulf of Guinea

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. The port also exports cereal

Cereal

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s that are produced in the area and has a silo

Silo

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 capacity of 33,000 tons.

Population

See also

• Blainville, Quebec
  Blainville, Quebec
  Blainville is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec and is located northwest of downtown Montreal.The idyllic setting and small town environment makes for a sharp contrast with the booming urban centre next door. Blainville sits right at the foot of the Laurentians, an ancient...
  
   - a suburb of Montreal
  Montreal
  Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
  
  
• Communes of the Calvados department