Curcy-sur-Orne
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| local community | Le Hom | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Caen | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 1 ′ N , 0 ° 31 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 14220 | |
| Former INSEE code | 14213 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 Saint-Jean-Baptiste church |
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Curcy-sur-Orne ( ) is a former French commune with the last 476 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013) in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy . On January 1, 2016, Curcy-sur-Orne was incorporated into the new municipality of Le Hom as part of a regional reform along with four neighboring municipalities . The inhabitants will be known as Curçois .
geography
Curcy-sur-Orne is around 25 km southwest of Caen and 28 km northwest of Falaise . The district is surrounded by La Caine in the north, Ouffières in the northeast, Croisilles in the east, Thury-Harcourt , also part and headquarters of Le Hom, in the southeast, Saint-Martin-de-Sallen , also part of Le Hom, in the south , Hamars , also Le Hom, in the southwest, Bonnemaison in the west and Courvaudon in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1836 | 1876 | 1926 | 1946 | 1968 | 1990 | 2013 |
| Residents | 895 | 758 | 669 | 392 | 366 | 292 | 327 | 476 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church
- 19th century chapel
- Several castles from the 14th-17th centuries century
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-111-2 , pp. 758-762.
