Fontaine-Etoupefour

Fontaine-Etoupefour
region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Evrecy
Community association	Vallées de l'Orne et de l'Odon
Coordinates	49 ° 9 ′  N , 0 ° 27 ′  W Coordinates: 49 ° 9 ′  N , 0 ° 27 ′  W
height	19–111 m
surface	5.08 km 2
Residents	2,348 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	462 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	14790
INSEE code	14274
Website	www.fontaine-etoupefour.fr

Fontaine-Étoupefour is a French commune with 2,348 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 Évrecy . The residents are known as the Stoupefontainois .

geography

Fontaine-Étoupefour is located around four kilometers southwest of Caen in the Odon Valley on the A84 autoroute . The area of ​​the municipality is 508 ha, of which around 65% is used for agriculture. The municipality is surrounded by Verson in the north, Éterville in the east, Maltot in the southeast, Esquay-Notre-Dame in the south, Baron-sur-Odon in the southwest and Mouen in the west.

history

In 1944 the community was the site of the Battle of Caen shortly after the Allied troops landed in Normandy. In the southeast of the city lies the hill 112 , a strategically important point in the Second World War . The hill was the site of Operation Jupiter (July 10-11, 1944) in which it was captured.

Population development

year	1793	1836	1876	1926	1946	1968	1990	2016
Residents	491	668	530	283	301	590	1627	2297
Sources: Cassini, EHESS and INSEE

Attractions

• Saint-Pierre church from the 12th century, classified as a monument historique.
• Château (castle) de Fontaine from the 15th century, classified as a monument historique .
• Lavoir (wash house)

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  Saint-Pierre church

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  lock

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  Wash house

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-111-2 , pp. 771-772.

Web links

Commons : Fontaine-Étoupefour  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• General information on Fontaine-Étoupefour on communes.com ( French )

Individual evidence

1. ^ Church of Saint-Pierre in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
2. ↑ Château de Fontaine in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)