Conteville (Calvados)
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| local community | Valambray | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Caen | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 5 ′ N , 0 ° 14 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 14540 | |
| Former INSEE code | 14176 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2017 | |
 Former Town Hall ( Mairie ) of Conteville (2014) |
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Conteville is a former French commune with the last 100 inhabitants (1 January 2013) in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy in northern France. It belonged to the arrondissement of Caen and is part of the canton of Troarn .
geography
Neighboring municipalities were Chicheboville in the north, Billy in the east, Poussy-la-Campagne in the south, Saint-Aignan-de-Cramesnil in the west and Garcelles-Secqueville in the northwest.
history
In 1047 the battle of Val-ès-Dunes for the Duchy of Normandy took place north of Conteville between Duke Wilhelm II and his cousin Guy of Burgundy .
During the Second World War , Conteville was liberated on August 13, 1944 by the British infantry .
On January 1, 2017, the Conteville parish merged with Billy , Airan , Fierville-Bray and Poussy-la-Campagne to form the new Valambray parish .
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1836 | 1876 | 1926 | 1946 | 1968 | 1990 | 2013 |
| Residents | 128 | 116 | 112 | 90 | 92 | 74 | 80 | 100 |
| Source: Cassini, EHESS and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Sts-Innocents church from the 12th / 13th centuries century
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-111-2 , pp. 272-273.
