Le Plessis-Grimoult
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| local community | Les Monts d'Aunay | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Vire | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 58 ′ N , 0 ° 37 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 14770 | |
| Former INSEE code | 14508 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2017 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 Saint-Etienne church |
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Le Plessis-Grimoult is a former French commune with the last 336 inhabitants (as of January 1 2014), the Grimoultais , in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy .
On January 1, 2017, Le Plessis-Grimoult was incorporated into the new municipality of Les Monts d'Aunay as part of a regional reform together with six neighboring municipalities .
geography
Le Plessis-Grimoult is located around 34 km south-southwest of Caen . Saint-Lô , in the Manche department , is around 42 km away.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1836 | 1876 | 1926 | 1946 | 1968 | 1990 | 2014 |
| Residents | 1002 | 820 | 657 | 444 | 396 | 358 | 292 | 336 |
| Source: Cassini, EHESS and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- former abbey from the 14th century, monument historique since 1928
- Saint-Etienne church, partly from the 12th century
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-111-2 , pp. 69-71.
Web links
Commons : Le Plessis-Grimoult - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on the municipal merger on calvados.gouv.fr (French)
- ↑ Le Plessis-Grimoult - Cassini
- ^ Abbey in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)