Castillon (Calvados)

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Castillon
Castillon (France)
Castillon
region Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Bayeux
Canton Trévières
Community association Isigny-Omaha Intercom
Coordinates 49 ° 12 ′  N , 0 ° 48 ′  W Coordinates: 49 ° 12 ′  N , 0 ° 48 ′  W
height 39-132 m
surface 11.02 km 2
Residents 344 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 31 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 14490
INSEE code 14140

Town Hall (Mairie) of Castillon

Castillon is a commune in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy with 344 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017). Castillon belongs to the Arrondissement of Bayeux and the Canton of Trévières . The inhabitants are called Castillonais .

geography

Castillon is about 17 kilometers southwest of Bayeux . Castillon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Balleroy-sur-Drôme in the north, Le Tronquay in the north, Noron-la-Poterie in the north-east, Saint-Paul-du-Vernay in the east, Cahagnolles in the south and south-east, Planquery in the south and south-west and Balleroy -sur-Drôme to the west and north-west.

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
331 325 298 294 284 308 295 332
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Gallic oppidum
  • Saint-Cassien church from the 15th century
  • Castle from 1762, monument historique , with water mill
  • Castillon-Plantbessin Park, laid out in 1985
  • Sully Bridge, a historic monument since 1990

  • Saint-Cassien church

  • Castillon-Plantbessin Park

  • Sully Bridge

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-111-2 , pp. 92-93.

Web links

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