Cottun

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Cottun
Coat of arms of Cottun
Cottun (France)
Cottun
region Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Bayeux
Canton Bayeux
Community association Bayeux intercom
Coordinates 49 ° 16 ′  N , 0 ° 48 ′  W Coordinates: 49 ° 16 ′  N , 0 ° 48 ′  W
height 39-75 m
surface 3.77 km 2
Residents 222 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 59 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 14400
INSEE code

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Cottun is a French municipality with 222 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Bayeux and the Canton of Bayeux . The inhabitants are called Cottunois .

geography

Cottun is about seven kilometers west of Bayeux city ​​center . Cottun is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Tour-en-Bessin in the north, Cussy in the northeast, Barbeville in the east, Ranchy in the southeast, Campigny in the south and Crouay in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 101 89 119 193 175 183 178 196
Source: Cassini, EHESS and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-André church from the 12th century, alterations from the 14th century
  • Le Bas castle from the 19th century
Saint-André church

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-111-2 , pp. 156-157.

Web links

Commons : Cottun  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files