Combray
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Caen | |
| Canton | Thury-Harcourt | |
| Community association | Cingal-Suisse Normande | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 57 ′ N , 0 ° 26 ′ W | |
| height | 88-230 m | |
| surface | 4.51 km 2 | |
| Residents | 148 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 33 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 14220 | |
| INSEE code | 14171 | |
Combray is a French municipality with 148 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 .
geography
Combray is about 20 km northwest of Falaise and 28 km south-southwest of Caen . The municipality is surrounded by Esson in the north-west and north, Donnay in the north-east, east and south-east, Saint-Omer in the south and south-west and Caumont-sur-Orne in the west.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1836 | 1876 | 1926 | 1946 | 1968 | 1990 | 2016 |
| Residents | 438 | 377 | 286 | 156 | 166 | 123 | 98 | 150 |
| Source: Cassini, EHESS and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Martin church from the 11th century, rebuilt several times
- Remains of a moth on whose mound a castle was built in the 15th century
Web links
Commons : Combray (Calvados) - collection of images, videos and audio files
