Saint-Manvieu-Norrey

Saint-Manvieu-Norrey (French: [sɛ̃ mɑ̃vjø nɔʁɛ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

The town was liberated on 26 June 1944 as part of Operation Epsom by Scottish troops from the Lowland Infantry Brigade's 44th Infantry from the Scottish 15th Infantry Division after fierce fighting against SS4 troops.

As part of the Raymond Marcellin plan to reduce the number of municipalities, the commune of Norrey-en-Bessin (228 inhabitants in 1963), merged with that of Saint-Manvieu (611 inhabitants) on 1 July 1972.

The mayors of the Mrs. Degasteblet for Norrey and Mr. Imhof for Saint-Manvieu.

Concerning the merged commune, the locality is attested in the form Norreis in 1198 The toponym would come from the Latin nucarium, "walnut".

The troops of the Scottish 15th Infantry Division on the communal territory, 26 June 1944.