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Mémorial Pegasus

Mémorial Pegasus is a museum in Ranville. Look also at Abbaye Royale aux Hommes, 10 km away, first of 145 more within 15 km. Wikipedia covers it in 7 languages.

Where

In Ranville

inside the commune

How well known

Top 3%

#1,019 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Museum in Ranville

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#1,019 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Ranville

Mémorial Pegasus is in the commune of Ranville, 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

The best months to visit

Warm weather in Ranville runs May to September, with highs of 17–23°C.

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 Ranville, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Caen-Carpiquet station, 15 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Ranville’s full climate →

About

Mémorial Pegasus

Museum in Ranville, France.

Mémorial Pegasus is in Ranville, Calvados.

Mémorial Pegasus on Wikipedia ↗

Type: Museum
Covered in: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Ranville, Calvados
Official site: musee.memorial-pegasus.com

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

Plan your visit

Practical details

HoursFeb–Mar: 10:00–17:00 · Apr–Sep: Every day 09:30–18:30 · Oct 1–Dec 15: 10:00–17:00

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Mémorial Pegasus on the map

The places near Mémorial Pegasus are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Mémorial Pegasus

By population, Hérouville-Saint-Clair leads the 8 with 23,470. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · It’s in this commune

Ranville

2,074 people

2 · 2.8 km southwest of it

Blainville-sur-Orne

6,106 people

3 · 4.2 km north of it

Ouistreham

9,212 people

4 · 4.3 km northwest of it

Colleville-Montgomery

2,586 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Mémorial Pegasus is	People
Ranville	It’s in this commune	2,074
Blainville-sur-Orne	2.8 km southwest of it	6,106
Ouistreham	4.2 km north of it	9,212
Colleville-Montgomery	4.3 km northwest of it	2,586
Biéville-Beuville	4.4 km west of it	3,840
Colombelles	5.2 km south of it	7,243
Hermanville-sur-Mer	6.1 km northwest of it	3,323
Hérouville-Saint-Clair	6.3 km southwest of it	23,470

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Within 15 km are 145 places, among them 3 châteaux, 2 museums and a monastery.

1Monastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye Royale aux Hommes10 km southwest, in Caen 2

ChâteauChâteau de Caen9.1 km southwest, in Caen 3AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye aux Dames de Caen8.6 km southwest, in Caen 4ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bénouville1 km southwest, in Bénouville 5FortFortBatterie de Merville6.1 km northeast, in Merville-Franceville-Plage 6

MuseumSite Hillman3.8 km northwest, in Colleville-Montgomery 7MuseumMuseumMémorial de Caen9.6 km southwest, in Caen 8ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Guernon-Ranville1.4 km south, in Ranville

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

Planning a visit to Mémorial Pegasus

Where is Mémorial Pegasus?

Mémorial Pegasus is in Ranville, in Calvados (Normandy).

What is Mémorial Pegasus?

Museum in Ranville, France.

How well known is Mémorial Pegasus?

Mémorial Pegasus has 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #1,019 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Mémorial Pegasus?

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

What else is there to see near Mémorial Pegasus?

Within 15 km: Abbaye Royale aux Hommes (10 km), Château de Caen (9.1 km), Abbaye aux Dames de Caen (8.6 km) and Château de Bénouville (1 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 (2)

Château de Caen: Nikater, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Site Hillman: Tib124, 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.