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Villers-Bocage | |
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 Town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Villers-Bocage | |
  Villers-Bocage  Villers-Bocage | |
| Coordinates:49°05′N0°40′W / 49.08°N 0.66°W /49.08; -0.66 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Vire |
| Canton | Les Monts d'Aunay |
| Intercommunality | Pré-Bocage Intercom |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Stéphanie Leberrurier[1] |
Area 1 | 5.76 km2 (2.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 3,113 |
| • Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14752 /14310 |
| Elevation | 95–217 m (312–712 ft) (avg. 170 m or 560 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Villers-Bocage (French pronunciation:[vilɛʁbɔkaʒ]ⓘ) is acommune in theCalvadosdepartment in theNormandyregion in NorthernFrance.
TheBattle of Villers-Bocage was a significant battle between British and German forces on 13 June 1944 during theBattle of Normandy.[3] Further fighting occurred two weeks later duringOperation Epsom, during which the village was destroyed by 250RAF heavy bombers.
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The commune is twinned with:
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