Lantheuil

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Lantheuil
Coat of arms of Lantheuil
Lantheuil (France)
Lantheuil
local community Ponts sur Seulles
region Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Bayeux
Coordinates 49 ° 16 ′  N , 0 ° 31 ′  W Coordinates: 49 ° 16 ′  N , 0 ° 31 ′  W
Post Code 14480
Former INSEE code 14355
Incorporation January 1, 2017
Website lantheuil.jimdo.com

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Lantheuil ( pronunciation ? / I ) is a former French commune with the last 651 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013) in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy . It belonged to the Arrondissement of Bayeux and the canton of Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse . The inhabitants are known as Lantheuillais . Audio file / audio sample

Lantheuil merged with the neighboring towns of Amblie and Tierceville on January 1, 2017 to form the new municipality of Ponts sur Seulles . Lantheuil acts as the "superordinate district" as the administrative seat of Ponts-sur-Seulles.

geography

Lantheuil is about 14 km east of Bayeux and 15 km northwest of Caen .

The municipality was surrounded by Colombiers-sur-Seulles in the north, Amblie in the northeast, Fontaine-Henry in the east, Le Fresne-Camilly in the southeast, Cully in the south and southwest, Saint-Gabriel-Brécy in the west and Creully in the northwest.

Population development of the former municipality

year 1793 1836 1876 1926 1946 1968 1990 2008
Residents 423 615 435 223 252 364 616 664
Source: Cassini, EHESS and INSEE

Attractions

  • Sainte-Trinité church from the 11th century, a historic monument since 2001
  • Saint-Sylvestre church from the 17th century
  • Château de Manneville from the 17th century, monument historique since 2008
  • Several castles and palace complexes

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-111-2 , pp. 640-642.

Web links

Commons : Lantheuil  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Information on the municipal merger on calvados.gouv.fr (French)
  2. Commune de Lantheuil (14355) - INSEE
  3. ^ Church of Sainte-Trinité in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  4. "Château de Manneville" in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)