Bretteville-sur-Laize
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Caen | |
| Canton | Thury-Harcourt | |
| Community association | Cingal-Suisse Normande | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 3 ′ N , 0 ° 20 ′ W | |
| height | 38-130 m | |
| surface | 9.68 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,876 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 194 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 14680 | |
| INSEE code | 14100 | |
| Website | bretteville-sur-laize.a3w.fr | |
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Bretteville-sur-Laize is a French commune with 1,876 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Caen and the canton of Thury-Harcourt (until 2015: canton of Bretteville-sur-Laize ). The inhabitants are called Brettevillais .
geography
Bretteville-sur-Laize is about 15 kilometers south of Caen am Laize . Bretteville-sur-Laize is surrounded by the neighboring communities Fresney-le-Puceux in the north and north-west, Cintheaux in the north-east, Gouvix in the east and south-east, Barbery in the south and south-west and Boulon in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,246 | 1,323 | 1,299 | 1,400 | 1,341 | 1,504 | 1,551 | 1,736 |
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Attractions
- Barbery Abbey, Abbey of the Cistercian Order (mother monastery: Savigny), founded in 1140, abolished in 1790
- 11th century Notre Dame church in Quilly with 14th century renovations
- Quilly mansion, Monument historique
- La Gournerie Castle Park
- Remains of the former castle complex
- Canadian Military Cemetery
Barbery Monastery
Notre-Dame church
Quilly mansion
Community partnerships
A partnership has existed with the German community of Maßbach in Lower Franconia (Bavaria) since 1989 , and with the British community of Chagford in the county of Devon (England) since 1975.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-111-2 , pp. 315-318.
