May-sur-Orne
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Caen | |
| Canton | Evrecy | |
| Community association | Vallées de l'Orne et de l'Odon | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 6 ′ N , 0 ° 22 ′ W | |
| height | 5–80 m | |
| surface | 3.49 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,960 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 562 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 14320 | |
| INSEE code | 14408 | |
| Website | www.may-sur-orne.fr | |
 New town hall ( Mairie ) of May-sur-Orne |
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May-sur-Orne is a French commune with 1,960 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Caen and the canton of Évrecy (until 2015: canton of Bourguébus ). The inhabitants are called Mayens .
geography
May-sur-Orne is about nine kilometers south of Caen am Orne . May-sur-Orne is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-André-sur-Orne in the north, Saint-Martin-de-Fontenay in the north and northeast, Fontenay-le-Marmion in the east, Laize-la-Ville in the south, Clinchamps sur-Orne in the south-west and Feuguerolles-Bully in the west and north-west.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1836 | 1876 | 1926 | 1946 | 1968 | 1990 | 2016 |
| Residents | 322 | 464 | 564 | 668 | 432 | 1,085 | 1,635 | 1,955 |
| Source: Cassini, EHESS and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Firmin Church, built between 1955 and 1960
- Sainte-Marie Castle from the 18th century
- Druelle Castle from the 18th century
- Old Town Hall
Community partnerships
With the German market town Stockstadt am Main in Lower Franconia (Bavaria) is a 1993 community partnership .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-111-2 , pp. 286-291.
Web links
- General information on May-sur-Orne on communes.com ( French )
Individual evidence
- ↑ May-sur-Orne - Cassini
- ↑ Note on the community partnership on stockstadt-am-main.de