Esson

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Esson
Esson (France)
Esson
region Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Caen
Canton Thury-Harcourt
Community association Cingal-Suisse Normande
Coordinates 48 ° 58 ′  N , 0 ° 27 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 58 ′  N , 0 ° 27 ′  W
height 24-187 m
surface 8.86 km 2
Residents 516 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 58 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 14220
INSEE code 14251
Website www.esson.fr

Esson is a French commune with a population of 516 (as at 1st January 2017) in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy . It belongs to the arrondissement of Caen and the canton of Thury-Harcourt . The residents are called Essonais .

geography

Esson is about 23 kilometers northwest of Falaise and 27 kilometers south-southwest of Caen . The municipality is surrounded by Croisilles in the north, Cesny-les-Sources with Placy in the northeast, Meslay in the east, Donnay in the southeast, Combray in the south, Caumont-sur-Orne in the southwest, Saint-Martin-de-Sallen in the west and Thury -Harcourt , capital of the canton of the same name, in a north-westerly direction.

Population development

year 1793 1836 1876 1926 1946 1968 1990 2016
Residents 428 500 418 301 316 304 297 511
Source: Cassini, EHESS and INSEE

Attractions

Nativité-de-Notre-Dame church
  • Romanesque church Nativité-de-Notre-Dame, rebuilt in the 15th century; houses objects classified as monument historique
  • 18th century castle
  • 19th century chapel

Web links

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