Clécy
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Caen | |
| Canton | Thury-Harcourt | |
| Community association | Cingal-Suisse Normande | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 55 ′ N , 0 ° 29 ′ W | |
| height | 31-261 m | |
| surface | 24.63 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,276 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 52 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 14570 | |
| INSEE code | 14162 | |
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Clécy is a French commune with 1,276 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 . The inhabitants are called Clécyens .
geography
Clécy is located about 31 kilometers south-southwest of Caen on the Orne in Norman Switzerland . Clécy is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Rémy in the north, Le Vey in the east and northeast, Le Bô in the east, Cossesseville in the east and southeast, Pont-d'Ouilly in the south and southeast, Saint-Denis-de-Méré in the south, Proussy in the southwest, La Villette in the west and Saint-Lambert in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,275 | 1,238 | 1,187 | 1,197 | 1,182 | 1,252 | 1,231 | 1,251 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Church Saint-Pierre in the 15th century
- La Landelle Castle
- 16th century mansion of Placy
- Clécy Viaduct from 1866
- Garden railway system
Church Saint-Pierre
Clécy Viaduct
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Personalities
- Paul Émile Pissarro (1884–1972), painter, lived in Clécy from 1937 until his death.
- Lélia Pissarro (* 1963), painter and gallery owner, spent her childhood with her grandfather in Clécy.
Web links
Commons : Clécy - collection of images, videos and audio files
