Fontaine-Henry
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region | Normandy | |
Department | Calvados | |
Arrondissement | Bayeux | |
Canton | Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse | |
Community association | Seulles Terre et Mer | |
Coordinates | 49 ° 17 ′ N , 0 ° 27 ′ W | |
height | 7-58 m | |
surface | 5.81 km 2 | |
Residents | 466 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 80 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 14610 | |
INSEE code | 14275 | |
Website | www.fontaine-henry.fr |
Fontaine-Henry is a French municipality with 466 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Bayeux and the canton of Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse . The inhabitants are known as the Fontenois .
In the 14th century, the place took over the first name of its liege lord Henry de Tilly, who died in 1305, in the place name.
geography
Fontaine-Henry is about 13 km northwest of Caen and 19 km east of Bayeux on the small river Mue . The municipality is surrounded by Reviers in the north, Bény-sur-Mer in the northeast, Basly in the east, Thaon in the south, Le Fresne-Camilly in the southwest and Amblie in the northwest.
Population development
year | 1793 | 1836 | 1876 | 1926 | 1946 | 1968 | 1990 | 2016 |
Residents | 405 | 501 | 361 | 219 | 290 | 370 | 448 | 469 |
Source: Cassini, EHESS and INSEE |
Attractions
- Fontaine-Henry Castle in renaissance style , former castle from the 11th century, rebuilt several times; Monument historique since 2011
- Nativité-de-Notre-Dame church, Monument historique since 1862
- Saint Clair chapel from the 16th century
- Lavoirs (wash houses)
Community partnerships
Since 1982, Fontaine-Henry maintains a partnership with the British village Scorriton in the county of Devon .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-111-2 , pp. 635-637.
Web links
- General information on Fontaine-Henry on communes.com ( French )
- Site of the castle
Individual evidence
- ^ Fontaine-Henry Castle in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Church Nativité-de-Notre-Dame in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)