Louvigny (Calvados)

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Louvigny
Louvigny coat of arms
Louvigny (France)
Louvigny
region Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Caen
Canton Caen-5
Community association Caen la Mer
Coordinates 49 ° 9 ′  N , 0 ° 24 ′  W Coordinates: 49 ° 9 ′  N , 0 ° 24 ′  W
height 2-48 m
surface 5.64 km 2
Residents 2,742 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 486 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 14111
INSEE code
Website www.ville-louvigny.fr

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Louvigny is a French commune with 2,742 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy . Louvigny belongs to the Caen arrondissement and the Caen-5 canton (until 2015: Caen-8 canton ) The inhabitants are called Loupiaciens .

geography

Louvigny is located on the Caen plain between the Odon (northern municipal boundary ) and Orne (eastern municipal boundary ) rivers . Louvigny is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Caen in the north, Fleury-sur-Orne in the east, Saint-André-sur-Orne in the south-east, Maltot in the south, Éterville in the west and south-west and Bretteville-sur-Odon in the west and north-west.

Route nationale 814 runs through the southern part of the municipality .

history

In 1798 the previously independent municipality of Athis was incorporated.

Population development

year 1793 1836 1876 1926 1946 1968 1990 2008 2016
Residents 455 640 509 552 610 951 1712 2665 2771
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Vigor church, whose 14th century bell tower has been classified as a Monument historique since 1927
  • Louvigny castle with park from the 18th century, monument historique since 1945/1946
  • 17th century gate , monument historique since 1928
  • Menhir "Pierre Couchée"

Community partnerships

Louvigny maintains with the following municipalities of partnerships :

  • Feniton , Devonshire (England), UK, since 1976
  • Zellingen , Lower Franconia (Bavaria), Germany, since 1984
  • Bertea , Județ Prahova, Romania, since 1999
  • Molvena (since 2019: Colceresa ), Province of Vicenza (Veneto), Italy, since 2001

Personalities

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-111-2 , pp. 492-495.

Web links

Commons : Louvigny  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Louvigny - Cassini
  2. Bell tower in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  3. ^ Louvigny Castle in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  4. Gate in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  5. Information on the community partnership with Zellingen on markt-zellingen.de