Coulvain
| Coulvain | ||
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| local community | Seulline | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Vire | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 3 ′ N , 0 ° 43 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 14310 | |
| Former INSEE code | 14188 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 Saint-Vigor church |
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Coulvain ( ) is a former French community with 380 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013), the Coulvinois , in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy .
On January 1, 2016, Coulvain was incorporated into the new municipality of Seulline as part of a regional reform together with the neighboring municipality of Saint-Georges-d'Aunay .
geography
Coulvain is 28 kilometers east-southeast of the department Manche nearby Saint-Lô . To the northeast, Caen is about 30 kilometers away. The A84 car route runs through the local area .
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1836 | 1876 | 1926 | 1946 | 1968 | 1990 | 2013 |
| Residents | 286 | 521 | 359 | 240 | 265 | 239 | 236 | 380 |
| Source: Cassini, EHESS and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Vigor church from the 18th century; three altars , two altarpieces , a canopy and a tabernacle have been classified as a monument historique since 1977
- Flour mill from 1829
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-111-2 , pp. 56-58.
Web links
Commons : Coulvain - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on the municipal merger on calvados.gouv.fr (French)
- ^ Coulvain - Cassini
- ↑ Altar (I) in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Altar (II) in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Tabernacle in Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Canopy in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Altarpiece in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)