Douvres-la-Délivrande
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Caen | |
| Canton | Courseulles-sur-Mer | |
| Community association | Coeur de Nacre | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 18 ′ N , 0 ° 23 ′ W | |
| height | 17-58 m | |
| surface | 10.71 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,062 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 473 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 14440 | |
| INSEE code | 14228 | |
| Website | www.douvres-la-delivrande.fr | |
Douvres-la-Délivrande is a French municipality with 5062 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 .
geography
Douvres-la-Délivrande is close to the coast of the English Channel . Douvres-la-Délivrande is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer and Langrune-sur-Mer in the north, Luc-sur-Mer in the northeast, Cresserons in the east, Mathieu in the southeast, Anguerny in the south, Colomby-sur- Thaon and Basly in the southwest, Bény-sur-Mer in the west and Bernières-sur-Mer in the northwest.
history
During the Second World War , the German army operated the "Diestelfink" radio base with a Würzburg radar system .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 1,739 | 1,844 | 2,356 | 2,877 | 3,983 | 4,809 | 4,877 | 5,014 |
| Source: Cassini, EHESS and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Neo-Gothic basilica Notre-Dame de la Délivrande, built between 1854 and 1878, Monument historique
- In the basilica the Vierge Fidèle chapel , also called the Lalique chapel, with works by the artist René Lalique , Monument historique
- Saint-Rémi church, historic monument
- Chapel of the Tailleville Priory
- Property from the 13th century, monument historique since 1995
- Radar station of the " Würzburg " type from the Second World War
Notre-Dame de la Délivrande basilica
Priory Chapel
estate
Community partnerships
A partnership has existed with the British municipality of Axminster in Devon since 1999 and with the German municipality of Oerlenbach in Lower Franconia (Bavaria) since 2003 .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-111-2 , pp. 670-675.
