Grimbosq
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Caen | |
| Canton | Thury-Harcourt | |
| Community association | Cingal-Suisse Normande | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 3 ′ N , 0 ° 27 ′ W | |
| height | 8-142 m | |
| surface | 8.63 km 2 | |
| Residents | 287 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 33 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 14220 | |
| INSEE code | 14320 | |
 Grimbosq |
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Grimbosq is a French municipality with 287 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 Thury-Harcourt .
geography
Grimbosq is located around 16 kilometers south-southwest of Caen . The community is surrounded by:
- Amayé-sur-Orne in the north,
- Mutrécy in the northeast,
- Boulon in the east,
- Saint-Laurent-de-Condel in the southeast,
- Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais in the south,
- Montillières-sur-Orne with Goupillières in the southwest and Trois-Monts in the west,
- Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay in the northwest.
Grimbosq's area is more than 50 percent forested.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1836 | 1876 | 1926 | 1946 | 1968 | 1990 | 2016 |
| Residents | 401 | 433 | 340 | 193 | 165 | 193 | 285 | 291 |
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Attractions
- 19th century church Saint-Pierre
- Remains of a moth and its fortifications from the 11th century, classified as a monument historique since 1988
- Saint Anne Way Chapel
- Lavoirs
Saint-Pierre church
Moth remains
Saint Anne Chapel
One of the two lavoirs
Railway bridge over the Orne
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-111-2 , pp. 333-335.
Web links
Commons : Grimbosq - collection of images, videos and audio files
- General information about Grimbosq on communes.com ( French )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Commune de Grimbosq (14320) - INSEE
- ↑ Motte with fortifications in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)