Grainville-sur-Odon

Grainville-sur-Odon
region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Evrecy
Community association	Vallées de l'Orne et de l'Odon
Coordinates	49 ° 8 ′  N , 0 ° 32 ′  W Coordinates: 49 ° 8 ′  N , 0 ° 32 ′  W
height	46-119 m
surface	5.26 km 2
Residents	1,037 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	197 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	14210
INSEE code	14311
Website	www.grainville-odon.net
Town hall ( Mairie ) of Grainville-sur-Odon

Grainville-sur-Odon is a French commune in the department of Calvados in the region Normandy is. It belongs to the arrondissement of Caen and is part of the canton of Évrecy (until 2015: member municipality in the canton of Tilly-sur-Seulles ). The community has 1,037 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) who are called Grainvillais .

geography

Grainville-sur-Odon is located about 13 kilometers west-southwest of Caen on the Odon River , which forms the southern and southeastern municipal boundary. Grainville-sur-Odon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Thue et Mue with Cheux in the north, Mondrainville in the east, Gavrus in the south-east, Val d'Arry with Missy in the south and south-west, Noyers-Bocage in the west and south-west and Tessel in the west and north-west .

The A84 car route runs through the municipality .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	229	226	281	674	779	967	998	928
Source: Cassini, EHESS and INSEE

Attractions

Saint-Pierre church

• Saint-Pierre church from the 13th / 14th centuries Century, Monument historique since 1910
• Belval Palace (also Belleval Palace) from the 17th / 18th centuries century

Community partnerships

A partnership has existed with the German municipality of Unterpleichfeld in Lower Franconia (Bavaria) since 1993 .

Web links

Commons : Grainville-sur-Odon  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• General information and photos of Grainville-sur-Odon on communes.com ( French )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Commune de Grainville-sur-Odon (14311) - INSEE
2. ^ Church of Saint-Pierre in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)