Fontaine-le-Pin
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region | Normandy | |
Department | Calvados | |
Arrondissement | Caen | |
Canton | Falaise | |
Community association | Pays de Falaise | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 58 ′ N , 0 ° 17 ′ W | |
height | 108-203 m | |
surface | 8.54 km 2 | |
Residents | 357 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 42 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 14190 | |
INSEE code | 14276 |
Fontaine-le-Pin is a French municipality with 357 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 Falaise . The residents are known as Fontaine-Brayens .
geography
Fontaine-le-Pin is located about eleven kilometers north-northwest of Falaise and 26 kilometers south of Caen . The municipality is surrounded by Saint-Germain-le-Vasson in the north, Potigny in the east, Bons-Tassilly in the southeast, Ussy in the south, Martainville in the southwest, Cesny-les-Sources with Tournebu in the west and Moulines in the northwest.
Population development
year | 1793 | 1836 | 1876 | 1926 | 1946 | 1968 | 1990 | 2016 |
Residents | 265 | 442 | 347 | 275 | 149 | 258 | 279 | 358 |
Source: Cassini, EHESS and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Aubin de Bray-en-Cinglay church from the 12th century, a historic monument since 1976
- Saint-Pierre church, reconstruction from 1957, monument historique since 2005
- Remains of a former commandery ( French commanderie ) of the Knights Templar
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-111-2 , pp. 326-327.
Web links
Commons : Fontaine-le-Pin - collection of images, videos and audio files
- General information on Fontaine-le-Pin on communes.com ( French )
Individual evidence
- ^ Church of Saint-Aubin de Bray-en-Cinglay in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ^ Church of Saint-Pierre in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)