Formigny
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| local community | Formigny La Bataille | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 20 ′ N , 0 ° 54 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 14710 | |
| Former INSEE code | 14281 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2017 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 former town hall |
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Formigny is a village and a former French community with 251 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy . It belonged to the Arrondissement of Bayeux and the canton of Trévières .
With effect from January 1, 2017, the previous municipalities of Formigny , Aignerville , Écrammeville and Louvières were merged into a Commune nouvelle called Formigny La Bataille and have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are in Formigny.
geography
The neighboring towns are
- Louvières , Vierville-sur-Mer and Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer in the north,
- Colleville-sur-Mer in the northeast,
- Surrain in the east,
- Mandeville-en-Bessin and Trevières in the south,
- Aignerville and Asnières-en-Bessin to the west.
history
April 15, 1450: Battle of Formigny
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 324 | 299 | 256 | 241 | 233 | 244 | 257 | 247 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Personalities
- Charles Joret (1839–1914), French philologist, namesake of the Isogloss Joret line that divides northern and southern France .
Web links
Commons : Formigny - collection of images, videos and audio files
