Crépon
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux | |
| Canton | Courseulles-sur-Mer | |
| Community association | Seulles Terre et Mer | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 19 ′ N , 0 ° 33 ′ W | |
| height | 39-61 m | |
| surface | 5.42 km 2 | |
| Residents | 212 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 39 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 14480 | |
| INSEE code | 14196 | |
Crépon is a French municipality with 212 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Bayeux and the canton of Courseulles-sur-Mer .
In the summer of 1940 the German Air Force operated a field airfield for some time south-east of the town . This is where the II. Group of Jagdgeschwader 27 lay in August .
Population development
- 1962: 219
- 1968: 241
- 1975: 209
- 1982: 203
- 1990: 209
- 1999: 199
- 2016: 218
Attractions
- La Rançonniere , fortified farm, 13-15 centuries century
Personalities
- Osbern de Crépon , † around 1040, Seneschal of Normandy
- Guillaume FitzOsbern , † 1104, his grandson, Baron de Crépon and Seneschal of Normandy
Web links
Commons : Crépon - collection of images, videos and audio files
