
Ouistreham
Calvados, Lower Normandy
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Ouistreham is a commune in the Calvados department' in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France. Ouistreham is a small port with fishing boats, leisure craft and a ferry-harbour. It serves as the port of the city of Caen. The town is about the mouth of the Canal de Caen à la Mer. The name Ouistreham derives from ouistre - 'oyster' and Saxon ham= 'village'. It has been a trading port since the Middle Ages. The harbour is now a part of "Port de Caen-Ouistreham". Ouistreham is pronounced Wee-ss-tram. Since the beginning of the 20th century, it is a bathing beach on the "Riva Bella".