Mathieu
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Caen | |
| Canton | Ouistreham | |
| Community association | Caen la Mer | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 20 ′ N , 0 ° 23 ′ W | |
| height | 30-59 m | |
| surface | 9.41 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,223 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 236 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 14920 | |
| INSEE code | 14407 | |
| Website | www.commune-mathieu.fr | |
Mathieu is a commune with 2,223 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 Ouistreham (until 2015: canton of Douvres-la-Délivrande ). The inhabitants are known as Mathieusains .
geography
Mathieu is close to the coast of the English Channel . Mathieu is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Cresserons and Plumetot in the north, Hermanville-sur-Mer in the northeast, Périers-sur-le-Dan in the east, Biéville-Beuville in the southeast, Cambes-en-Plaine in the south, Anisy in the west, Anguerny in the West and north-west and Douvres-la-Délivrande in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1836 | 1876 | 1926 | 1946 | 1968 | 1990 | 2016 |
| Residents | 813 | 900 | 710 | 581 | 658 | 964 | 1577 | 2195 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church from the 12th century, renovations up to the end of the 19th century, monument historique since 2006
- Mathieu Castle with chapel
- Vauville castle from the 17th century, monument historique since 1972
- 16th / 17th century manor Saint-Jean Century, since 1981 Monument historique
Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church
Mathieu Castle
Vauville Castle
Saint-Jean mansion
Personalities
- Jean Marot (around 1450 - around 1526), poet
- Guillaume-François Rouelle (1703-1770), chemist
- Hilaire-Marin Rouelle (1718–1779), pharmacist and chemist
- Fulgence Fresnel (1795–1855), diplomat and orientalist
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-111-2 , pp. 689-690.
Web links
- General information and pictures about Mathieu on communes.com ( French )
Individual evidence
- ^ Mathieu - Cassini
- ↑ Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption Church in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Vauville Castle in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Saint-Jean mansion in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)