Croisilles, Calvados
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Croisilles | |
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Coordinates: 48°59′54″N 0°26′35″W / 48.9983°N 0.4431°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Calvados |
Arrondissement | Caen |
Canton | Le Hom |
Intercommunality | Cingal-Suisse Normande |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Élisabeth Mailloux[1] |
Area 1 | 10.23 km2 (3.95 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 647 |
• Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 14207 /14220 |
Elevation | 16–182 m (52–597 ft) (avg. 27 m or 89 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Croisilles (French pronunciation: [kʁwazij] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
The mother of explorer Dumont D'Urville was born in Croisilles. He named an inlet of New Zealand's coast Croisilles Harbour after the village.[3]
Geography
The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[4]
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Breuil, L'Église, La Vallée and Croisilles.[5]
The River Orne plus five streams The Traspy, The Aunay Douffieres, The Trois Cours, The Neumer and the Pont de Combray are the main watercourses running through the commune.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 303 | — |
1968 | 279 | −7.9% |
1975 | 318 | +14.0% |
1982 | 324 | +1.9% |
1990 | 393 | +21.3% |
1999 | 404 | +2.8% |
2009 | 488 | +20.8% |
Points of interest
National heritage sites
- Saint-Martin Church is a thirteenth century church which was listed as a Monument historique in 1933.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Reed, A.W., (1975) Place Names of New Zealand. Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed. p.94.
- ^ "Map of Suiss Normande" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Croisilles · 14220, France". Croisilles · 14220, France.
- ^ "Eglise Saint-Martin à Croisilles - PA00111270". monumentum.fr.
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