Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse
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| local community | Thue et Mue | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Caen | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 13 ′ N , 0 ° 37 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 14740 | |
| Former INSEE code | 14098 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2017 | |
| Website | www.brettevillelorgueilleuse.fr | |
Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse is a former French commune, located in the Calvados department in the Normandy region . It belonged to the arrondissement of Caen . The community last had 2,577 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2013), who are called Brettevillais .
geography
Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse is about twelve kilometers west of Caen .
The municipality of Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse was surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Secqueville-en-Bessin in the north, Rots in the east, Saint-Manvieu-Norrey in the south, Putot-en-Bessin in the west and Sainte-Croix-Grand-Tonne in the northwest. The Route nationale 13 passed through the municipality .
history
From June 26 to 30, 1944, British units carried out Operation Epsom here to gain a foothold in Normandy. The battle ended in a strategic Allied victory despite higher losses.
On January 1, 2017, the municipality of Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse was merged with Brouay , Cheux , Le Mesnil-Patry , Putot-en-Bessin and Sainte-Croix-Grand-Tonne to form the new municipality of Thue et Mue .
Population development of the former municipality
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 761 | 797 | 1.009 | 1,287 | 2,177 | 2,389 | 2,316 | 2,524 |
| Source: Cassini, EHESS and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Germain church from the 13th / 14th centuries Century, since 1927 Monument historique
- La Motte castle from the 18th century, monument historique since 1973
Saint Germain Church
The lock
Community partnerships
Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse maintains with the French community Maureillas-las-Illas in the department of Pyrenees-Orientales (Languedoc-Roussillon) since 1995 and with the British community Long Bennington in Lincolnshire (England) since 2004 partnerships .
