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D-Day Academy

One of the places to visit in Rots is D-Day Academy, a museum. Around it, within 5 km, are 15 more places on our list. The first name on our list around it is Abbaye Royale aux Hommes, 8.4 km away.

Where

In Rots

inside the commune

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Museum in Rots

In Rots

D-Day Academy is in the commune of Rots, with 15 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Choosing a month

The warmest stretch in Rots is May to September, at 17–23°C in the afternoon.

Jan8° / 3°63 mm

Feb9° / 3°53 mm

Mar12° / 4°50 mm

Apr14° / 6°53 mm

May17° / 9°59 mm

Jun21° / 11°58 mm

Jul23° / 13°51 mm

Aug23° / 13°60 mm

Sep20° / 11°54 mm

Oct16° / 9°79 mm

Nov12° / 6°79 mm

Dec9° / 3°81 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Rots, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Caen-Carpiquet station, 4.2 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Rots’ full climate →

About

D-Day Academy

Museum.

D-Day Academy is in Rots, Calvados.

Type: Museum
Commune: Rots, Calvados
Official site: ddaca.com

Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

The map

D-Day Academy and what surrounds it

Numbered points are the places near D-Day Academy, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

In size, Caen comes first of the 8, with 109,400 people. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in this commune

Rots

2,544 people

2 · 2.5 km west of it

Thue et Mue

6,182 people

3 · 3.7 km southeast of it

Carpiquet

3,428 people

4 · 5.5 km southeast of it

Verson

4,059 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where D-Day Academy is	People
Rots	It’s in this commune	2,544
Thue et Mue	2.5 km west of it	6,182
Carpiquet	3.7 km southeast of it	3,428
Verson	5.5 km southeast of it	4,059
Bretteville-sur-Odon	6 km southeast of it	4,494
Fontaine-Étoupefour	6.7 km south of it	2,810
Louvigny	8 km southeast of it	2,612
Caen	8.6 km east of it	109,400

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Within 15 km are 154 places, among them 2 châteaux, 2 museums and a monastery.

1Monastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye Royale aux Hommes8.4 km east, in Caen 2

ChâteauChâteau de Caen9 km east, in Caen 3AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye aux Dames de Caen9.7 km east, in Caen 4MuseumMuseumMémorial de Caen7.3 km east, in Caen 5AttractionAttractionAbbaye d'Ardenne5.2 km east, in Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe 6

MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Caen9.1 km east, in Caen 7

Theme parkFestyland4.8 km southeast, in Bretteville-sur-Odon 8ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Creully10 km northwest, in Creully sur Seulles

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Quick answers on D-Day Academy

Where is D-Day Academy?

D-Day Academy is in Rots, in Calvados (Normandy).

What is D-Day Academy?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit D-Day Academy?

May to September are the warmest months in Rots, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near D-Day Academy?

Within 15 km: Abbaye Royale aux Hommes (8.4 km), Château de Caen (9 km), Abbaye aux Dames de Caen (9.7 km) and Mémorial de Caen (7.3 km).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (3)

Château de Caen: Nikater, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen: Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Festyland: Copyleft, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.