Editing Colleville-sur-Mer (section)

== History ==
It was originally a farm owned by a certain ''Koli'', a Scandinavian settler in the Middle Ages. It shares the same etymology as the other [[Colleville (disambiguation)|Colleville]] in Normandy. During the conquest of England by [[William the Conqueror]] or following it, Gilbert de Colleville was given lands in Devon England, it was from this Knight that the modern [[House of Colville (Colvin)|de Colville/Colvin family]] would develop, also  including Clan Colville in Scotland and the Barony de Colville, of Castle Bytham in England.

The beach next to the coastal village was one of the principal [[beachhead]]s during the [[Normandy landings]] on 6 June 1944,<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.dday-overlord.com/en/battle-of-normandy/cities/colleville-sur-mer |title=The cities of Normandy during the 1944 battles |first=Marc |last=Laurenceau |access-date=30 October 2022 |encyclopedia=D-Day and Battle of Normandy Encyclopedia|date=19 February 2016 }}</ref> designated [[Omaha Beach]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/2009632158/ |title=Omaha Beach near Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France |access-date=30 October 2022 |work=[[Library of Congress]]}}</ref>