Saint-Manvieu-Norrey
Saint-Manvieu-Norrey () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. History. 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 19683), 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. The commune was formed in 1972, with the merger of the two former communes of Norrey-en-Bessin and Saint-Manvieu. Name. The name of the locality is attested in the form S. Manveus around 840. Manvieu is a bishop of Bayeux of the 5th century. Concerning the merged commune, the locality is attested in the form Norreis in 1198 The toponym would come from the Latin nucarium, "walnut". In 1926, the name of Bessin is deputy in the name of the commune. The gentile is Manorey.