Coulonces (Calvados)
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| local community | Vire Normandy | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Vire | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 52 ′ N , 0 ° 55 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 14500 | |
| Former INSEE code | 14187 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 Saint-Gilles Church |
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Coulonces is a former French community with 712 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017), the Coulonçais , in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy .
On January 1, 2016, Coulonces was incorporated into the new municipality of Vire Normandie as part of a regional reform together with seven neighboring municipalities .
geography
Coulonces is about five kilometers from Vire , which it borders in a south-westerly direction. Saint-Lô is located about 33 kilometers north-northwest, Granville in the department of Manche about 54 kilometers west.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1836 | 1876 | 1926 | 1946 | 1968 | 1990 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,091 | 1,124 | 881 | 649 | 715 | 556 | 636 | 744 |
| Source: Cassini, EHESS and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Gilles church from the 14th / 15th centuries Century, since 1927 Monument historique
- Castle from the 15th century
Web links
Commons : Coulonces - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on the municipal merger on calvados.gouv.fr (French)
- ^ Coulonces - Cassini
- ↑ Saint-Gilles Church in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)