Saint-Manvieu-Norrey
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Saint-Manvieu-Norrey | |
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 The church in Saint-Manvieu-Norrey | |
Location of Saint-Manvieu-Norrey  | |
  Saint-Manvieu-Norrey  Saint-Manvieu-Norrey | |
| Coordinates: 49°10′53″N 0°30′00″W / 49.1814°N 0.5°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse |
| Intercommunality | CU Caen la Mer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Patrice Colbert |
| Area 1 | 8.28 km2 (3.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | 1,715 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14610 /14740 |
| Elevation | 59–91 m (194–299 ft) (avg. 82 m or 269 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Manvieu-Norrey is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
History
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The town was liberated on June 26, 1944 by Scottish troops from the Lowland Infantry Brigade's 44th Infantry from the Scottish 15th Infantry Division after fierce fighting against SS4 troops.
As part of the Raymond Marcellin plan to reduce the number of municipalities, the commune of Norrey-en-Bessin (228 inhabitants in 19683), merged with that of Saint-Manvieu (611 inhabitants5) on July 1, 19726. The mayors of the Mrs. Degasteblet for Norrey and Mr. Imhof for Saint-Manvieu.
The commune was formed in 1972, with the merger of the two former communes of Norrey-en-Bessin and Saint-Manvieu.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 780 | — |
| 1968 | 839 | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 950 | +13.2% |
| 1982 | 1,031 | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 1,291 | +25.2% |
| 1999 | 1,417 | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 1,715 | +21.0% |
See also
References
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