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Merville Gun Battery

bunker in Mellevile, Calvados, France
AdministrativeArea coastal_battery Q466078
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Summary

Merville Gun Battery is a coastal battery[1]. It draws 428 Wikipedia views per month (coastal battery category, ranking #11 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Merville-Franceville-Plage[3]
  • Country: France[4]
  • Owned by: French State[5]
  • Made from material: reinforced concrete[6]
  • Location: Merville-Franceville-Plage[7]
  • Part of: Q140852932[8]
  • Commons category: Merville Battery[9]
  • Coordinate location: 49.269444444444, -0.19777777777778[10]
  • Heritage designation: classified historical monument[11]
  • Street address: avenue de la Batterie-de-Merville[12]

Why It Matters

Merville Gun Battery has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

France Merville-Franceville-Plage

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Merville Gun Battery. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/merville-gun-battery
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18d ago · Sylvain cadieu · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → Q140852932
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Part of: Atlantic Wall"
  2. 9w ago · Dave osm · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commissioned by → —
    Made from material → reinforced concrete
    Part of → Q140852932
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Part of: Q140852932"
  3. 10w ago · Sylvain cadieu · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participated in conflict → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Participated in conflict: Normandy landings"
  4. 10w ago · Sylvain cadieu · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → coastal battery
    Participated in conflict → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Instance of: coastal battery"
  5. 12w ago · Crochet.david · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → coastal battery
    Part of → Q140852932
    Owned by → —
    Coordinates → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Location: Merville-Franceville-Plage, [Edited with Recoin] (Wikidata:Recoin)"
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