Discovery tour of Colomby Anguerny

Canadian regiment of the 3rd Infantry Division which contributed to the liberation of Anguerny after having liberated the commune of Bernières-sur-mer and the famous house known as the House of the Canadians. The Inukshuk: a pile of stones that symbolises for the Inuit a link between the temporal and spiritual world. Tribute to the Canadian soldiers.

Another Canadian regiment that landed in the Juno sector with amphibious tanks. Helped at the liberation of Anguerny.

The barns in which the tithes - the tax levied on farm produce - were stored, are located around the manor house. The tithe barn probably used to be fortified as evidenced by the buttresses that can still be seen on the exterior wall of the buildings.

There are many wells in the commune, mainly in private homes (due to the direct proximity of the water table, of which the Anguerny pond is the visible mark).

Dating back to the 11th and 14th centuries, it comprises a Romanesque nave and a choir characterised by ogival arches. The steeple is one of the oldest ones in Calvados. It has a unique feature: the visible recess of each level, the last level was used as a lookout. The high altar is made of marble from Vieux (17th century and 1760).

On the roofs: so-called "cat-stepped" or "sparrow-stepped" railings. These gable wall slopes are called "à redents" and form small steps. This is only an aesthetic architectural element.

These two houses were once one and the same estate.

Building constructed in 1850-1860. On the top floor: beautiful windows with triangular pediments and a bull's eye decorated with volutes. In the courtyard: a magnificent water pump. Nowadays the town hall of Colomby-Anguerny.

Regiment of French Canadians.

Named after the youngest of the four soldiers killed in the night of 06/07 June 1944 during a battle in the commune.

On the facades: old sink stones and bolt holes with a flight stone for pigeons.

The first town hall in the commune of Colomby. A small building in neo-classical style, the present bay with its pediment was once the entrance door. It still has a magnificent fireplace.

On the right; beautiful original carriage entrance. Today it is used as a multi-purpose hall.

Consisting of a Romanesque nave (flanked by buttresses decorated with columns) with 3 bays and a choir with 2 bays. The choir was rebuilt in the 15th century.

Beautiful 18th century manor house. Classical style, composed of a central body surmounted by a triangular pediment and framed by two asymmetrical front bodies. The refined decoration highlights the beautiful stone dormer windows. During the German occupation it was the seat of a Kommandantur. The Germans converted it into a small fortress surrounded by a system of trenches, controlling the road to Thaon. Today, through the gates, one can make out a very pretty well (a copy of the Renaissance-style well at Fontaine-Henry Castle). The original is in the garden of the annex opposite the manor.

This building was once part of the manor's outbuildings, with the feed troughs on the ground floor and the living quarters on the first floor. It is now a gîte.

These stables belong to the estate located at 2 Grand Rue.

In the middle, beautiful manor house.

Former house and studio of the Parisian artist Poulbot. Illustrator and poster artist famous for his drawings of the life of the kids of Montmartre: the Poulbots. This joyful marmaille from the poor districts of Paris for whom he will never stop fighting by offering them legitimacy through his drawings. He bought this property, which he named "le petit château" in 1920, to use as a holiday home. He stayed there with his family during the occupation. Then he left with his family to Montmartre and sold the property in 1943.

Beautiful old portal.