Cresserons
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Caen | |
| Canton | Courseulles-sur-Mer | |
| Community association | Coeur de Nacre | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 17 ′ N , 0 ° 21 ′ W | |
| height | 17-59 m | |
| surface | 3.59 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,145 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 319 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 14440 | |
| INSEE code | 14197 | |
 Mairie and war memorial |
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Cresserons is a French commune with 1,145 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy . It belongs to the arrondissement of Caen and the canton of Courseulles-sur-Mer (until 2015: canton of Douvres-la-Délivrande ). The inhabitants are called Cresseronnais .
geography
Cresserons is about eleven kilometers north of Caen near the coast of the English Channel (section of the mother-of-pearl coast - Côte de Nacre ). Cresserons is surrounded by the neighboring communities Luc-sur-Mer in the north, Lion-sur-Mer in the northeast, Hermanville-sur-Mer in the east, Plumetot and Mathieu in the south and Douvres-la-Délivrande in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 405 | 393 | 435 | 785 | 953 | 1,202 | 1,215 | 1,192 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Catholic church Saint-Jacques from the 15th century (west facade from the 12th century), Monument historique
- Protestant Church from 1877
Partner communities
Partnerships have existed with the German municipality of Gerbrunn in Lower Franconia (Bavaria) since 2000 and with the Romanian municipality of Satu Mic since 1991.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-111-2 , pp. 667-669.
