Fontenay-le-Pesnel
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux | |
| Canton | Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse | |
| Community association | Seulles Terre et Mer | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 10 ′ N , 0 ° 35 ′ W | |
| height | 51-114 m | |
| surface | 10.07 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,160 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 115 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 14250 | |
| INSEE code | 14278 | |
| Website | www.fontenaylepesnel.fr | |
Fontenay-le-Pesnel is a French commune with 1,160 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 called Fontenassiens .
geography
Fontenay-le-Pesnel is about 15 kilometers west of Caen and 16 kilometers southeast of Bayeux . The municipality is surrounded by Cristot in the north, Le Mesnil-Patry in the northeast, Cheux in the east and southeast, Tessel in the south, Juvigny-sur-Seulles in the southwest and Tilly-sur-Seulles in the west and northwest.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1836 | 1876 | 1926 | 1946 | 1968 | 1990 | 2016 |
| Residents | 740 | 866 | 904 | 515 | 375 | 475 | 902 | 1169 |
| Source: Cassini, EHESS and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Aubin church from the 12th century, expanded in the following centuries
- Saint-Martin church from the 14th / 15th centuries Century, largely destroyed in 1944
- Military cemetery
Saint-Aubin church
Remains of the Saint-Martin church
Web links
Commons : Fontenay-le-Pesnel - collection of images, videos and audio files
- General information and photos about Fontenay-le-Pesnel on communes.com ( French )