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Carentan

Manche • Normandy • France

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Carentan has a sound. Help the world hear it.

Carentan is a town in Manche, Normandy, France. It has a population of about 5,853, an area of 15.7 km², and an elevation of 0 m. It is on Central European Standard Time. It lies 24 km north-west of Saint-Lô, and 267 km from Paris. Its nearest neighbours are La Douane (0.9 km), La Croix Belle Pique (1.3 km), and Pommenauque (1.4 km).

Time zone
Europe/Paris
Coordinates
49.3031, -1.2481
Population
6,950
Area
15.7 km²
Elevation
0 m
Official website
ville-carentan.fr

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Carentan, Normandy, France

More than 304 million people live outside the country where they were born.

And hundreds of millions more carry another country, city, town or village in their hearts — through parents, grandparents, family, memories, culture, friendship and love.

Maybe you are one of them.

Maybe Carentan is the town you left but never truly left behind.

Maybe your parents came from here. Maybe someone you love still lives here. Maybe you visited once and never forgot it. Or maybe it is simply a place you hope to see someday.

That is why TimTim.Live is here.

You can build a new life somewhere else and still carry an old home in your heart.

Haitian Konpa was the sound of the home I grew up in. It is the music of my childhood, my memories and part of who I am.

Today, through TimTim.Live, I am taking that rhythm with me on a musical journey around the world — creating songs inspired by countries, cities, towns, villages, people and places I have visited, places I have learned about, and places I still dream of discovering someday.

Carentan is a place I am still learning about, and one I hope to discover someday.

But I want something to be very clear:

This song is not meant to define the culture of Carentan. Its own artists and traditions tell that story better than I ever could.

I am sharing the music I grew up with as a musical greeting from my home to yours.

From Haiti… and now my hometown of Washington, DC, USA… to wherever you call home.

Music does not need a passport.

A rhythm does not stop when it reaches a border. You do not have to speak the same language. You do not have to come from the same country. You don’t even have to understand every word.

Music asks only one question:

Will you listen?

And if you hear a Haitian Konpa beat carrying the name or memory of a place close to your heart, I hope it makes you smile.

If Carentan lives somewhere in your heart, I hope the rhythm brings it a little closer.

I hope it reminds you of someone. I hope it brings back loving memories.

And for those of us living far from the places where we grew up, I hope that for a few minutes… home feels a little closer.

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News from Carentan

Music, shows, and stories from here and nearby.

No new local stories added yet. Here is news from the wider area and the world, each marked with where it comes from.

  • NationalMentions France

    Agarrou em três irmãos, deu música e fez história por França

    Observador · Published Oct 19, 2026

    Read at Observador
  • NationalPress from France

    Dordogne : Ce festival de bande dessinée a accueilli 45 auteurs dans une petite commune

    20 Minutes · Published Oct 19, 2026

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  • NationalPress from France

    Aude : Un célèbre organiste de Notre-Dame de Paris attendu dans un village pour un concert gratuit

    20 Minutes · Published Oct 19, 2026

    Read at 20 Minutes
  • NationalMentions France

    « L’heure c’est l’heure »: le concert de Youssou Ndour en France interrompu pour avoir excédé le timing

    L'Infodrome · Published Oct 19, 2026

    Read at L'Infodrome
  • NationalPress from France

    "C'était vraiment une soirée inoubliable" : Céline Dion comble ses fans pour son dernier show à Paris

    franceinfo · Published Oct 18, 2026

    Read at franceinfo
  • NationalPress from France

    "Good night et à bientôt" : Céline Dion dit au revoir à Paris avant son retour en 2027

    franceinfo · Published Oct 18, 2026

    Read at franceinfo

Space news for Carentan

  • 🚀 H3-24 | Martian Moon eXplorer (MMX)
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Places to go in Carentan

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Places to eat(32)

  • A la Sèves De Pain

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  • Au four a bois

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  • BCHEF Carentan

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  • Bella Ciao

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  • Bleu Banane

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  • Boulangerie de Sainteny

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Places to stay(16)

  • Angoville 44

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  • Auberge Normande

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  • B&B Delaunay Farm at Les Droueries , Normandy !

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  • Chambre d'hôtes Rougeville

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  • Domaine Airborne

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  • Domaine Du Lieu Saint Jean

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Things to see(13)

  • Auvers, Manche

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  • Canton of Carentan

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  • Centre historique des parachutistes du jour J

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  • Château du Bel Esnault

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  • D-Day Experience

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  • Dead Man's Corner Museum

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Barbers and salons(11)

  • Amaryllis Institut de Beaute

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  • Guillaume Coiffure Visagiste

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  • L' Inattendu - e

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  • L'atelier d'Emilie

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  • L'Institut

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  • Marine S Coiff

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Bars and nightlife

  • Bar de la Gare

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  • Château de Cérons

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  • Hérout Cider & Calvados

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  • LE BAR L'escapade

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  • Le Duo

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  • Le Rally Bar

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Events and festivals

  • Carp Haven

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  • Stade Alphonse Laurent

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Entertainment

  • Cinéma Le Cotentin Carentan

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  • Théâtre de Carentan

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Things to do

  • Angoville-au-plain

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Live music

  • Musique en Couleurs Carentan

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  5. 5A curator recommends it to people who trust them.
  6. 6An ambassador shares it with the community.
  7. 7A customer taps the link — and the tap is counted.
  8. 8They claim or redeem the offer.
  9. 9The sale is verified before anything else happens.
  10. 10Revenue is attributed to whoever helped.
  11. 11Your dashboard updates.
  12. 12Only then does TimTim's agreed fee apply.

Example figures — not real, and not from Carentan

People who saw the page
310
People who saw the offer
182
Curator recommendations
3
Shares by ambassadors
7
Taps on the offer
64
Offers claimed
41
Redeemed in person
28
Verified sales
$1,240

In this example TimTim's agreed fee is 10% of verified sales — so $124 of the $1,240, and the business keeps $1,116.

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Ask people who know Carentan

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    This month: help Carentan 8 times

    Every Local Pick, every answer and every piece of local knowledge that neighbours confirm counts. Spam and rejected posts do not.

    0 of 8 this month

    Help Carentan

    Do you know Carentan?

    You don't need to be famous. If this place matters to you, you already know something worth sharing.

    Local Picks and questions are open now. Adding facts to this page opens once 3 people from here join.

    Ask us to open Carentan

    Collect the Carentan stamp

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    💌 Send a musical postcard

    Pick a song, write a note, and send it to someone as a musical postcard from Carentan.

    🛰 Space Initiative

    A rocket-free spaceplane at the research and feasibility stage — nothing flies, and nothing is for sale. Explorers follow the work, send ideas, and are the first to know if suborbital flight, lunar travel or satellite delivery ever become real.

    How much is known about here

    15%of what we hope to know about Carentan

    • Place facts100%
    • Local names0%
    • Nearby places100%
    • Music0%
    • Local knowledge0%
    • Memories0%
    • Places to go0%

    Almost nothing is recorded about Carentan yet, so anything you add here counts for 2× what it would in a well-documented city. The places the internet ignores are the ones worth writing down.

    Questions about Carentan

    What can I discover in Carentan?
    Music, independent artists, businesses, events, Local Picks and what people who know Carentan share.
    Can I add an artist from Carentan?
    Yes. Search for them first. If they are already here, you can recommend them or they can claim their page; if not, you can add them.
    Can I add my business?
    Yes, for free. Search first. Claim it if it is already here, or add it if it is not.
    How do I become a Carentan Community Ambassador?
    Help Carentan 8 times — a Local Pick, an answer, something only a local knows. Your TimTim.Live account is all you need; there is nothing else to sign up for.
    Can I explore somewhere else?
    Yes. Every place connects to others — look for “Where should we go next?” at the bottom of this page.
    Where is Carentan?
    Carentan is a town in Manche, Normandy, France.
    How many people live in Carentan?
    About 6,950 people, according to the GeoNames dataset this page draws on. Population figures for smaller places are estimates and can be out of date.
    What time zone is Carentan in?
    Carentan uses the Europe/Paris time zone.
    What are the coordinates of Carentan?
    49.3031, -1.2481.
    What is near Carentan?
    The nearest town or city is Saint-Lô, about 24 km away — Carentan lies north-west of it.

    Languages in Carentan

    This page is written in English. These are the languages spoken here — the ones we can already show you are links.

    Read this page in French

    Your Carentan Discovery Passport

    Go further: eight discoveries here complete this place's passport page. Start free — no card, no purchase, just exploring.

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    What you can do for Carentan

    Everything below is worth 2× here, because almost nothing is known about this place yet. The emptier a place, the more a contribution to it is worth.

    Anyone can do these, right now

    • Collect this place's stamp

      It goes in your passport.

      +2

    • Send a musical postcard from here

      +8

    • Share a song from here with someone

      Worth more once they actually listen.

      +10

    • Check a neighbour's contribution

      Checks are what publish anything.

      +40

    If you know Carentan

    These are what the page is missing. Every one of them waits for 2 neighbours to confirm it before it appears.

    • Share a memory of this place

      What it was like. Nobody can add this but the people who were here.

      +50

    • Add something only a local would know

      The place people go, the thing visitors never find.

      +50

    • Tell us about music from here

      The songs, the players, the rhythms that belong to this place.

      +50

    • Add somewhere to eat, drink or hear music

      Somewhere real, that someone here would actually recommend.

      +50

    • Tell us how this place's name is really said

      The local name, and how to say it.

      +30

    🚀 Carentan to the Moon and Beyond

    Everywhere on Earth can take part in what comes next. Three ways in, each eight steps long, each ending in a stamp for your passport.

    Show the three ways in

    • Children and students

      Stamp: Space Explorer

      Discover how people find their way around the sky, how sound travels, and how a place on Earth connects to everything above it. Open to everyone.

      Start this track

    • Community contributors

      Stamp: Space Contributor

      Explore, contribute what you know, and help your community take part. For people 18 and over.

      Answer the question below to open this track.

    • Scientists and engineers

      Stamp: Research Contributor

      Bring questions, working notes and technical contributions, and help review the work of others. For people 18 and over.

      Answer the question below to open this track.

    One question opens the adult tracks: are you 18 or over?

    See the whole Space programme

    Carentan through the years

    Nobody has shared a memory of Carentan yet. Were you here in another time? Share a memory

    What is Carentan to you?

    You don't have to be an expert. If you grew up here, live here, or your family is from here, you know something this page doesn't.

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    Restaurants, bars, hotels and nightlife in Carentan — organised around the experience, not just the map pin. If you live here, you know places a map has never heard of.

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