Olendon

Olendon
region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Falaise
Community association	Pays de Falaise
Coordinates	48 ° 58 ′  N , 0 ° 10 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 58 ′  N , 0 ° 10 ′  W
height	81-170 m
surface	7.45 km 2
Residents	184 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	25 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	14170
INSEE code	14476
Saint-Jean-Baptiste church

Olendon ( pronunciation ^{? / I} ) is a French municipality with 184 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 Falaise . The inhabitants are called Olendonia .

geography

Olendon is about nine kilometers north-northeast of Falaise and 30 kilometers south-southeast of Caen . The municipality is surrounded by Rouvres in the north, Sassy in the northeast, Perrières in the east, Épaney in the southeast and south, Soulangy in the southwest, Bons-Tassilly in the west and Ouilly-le-Tesson in the northwest.

Population development

year	1793	1836	1876	1926	1946	1968	1990	2016
Residents	340	281	263	162	149	160	185	191
Source: Cassini, EHESS and INSEE

Attractions

• 12th century Saint-Jean-Baptiste church, classified as a cultural asset
• Olendon Castle from the 17th century, monument historique since 1997
• Rectory from the 17th century, cultural asset
• Mairie of the place from 1849, cultural asset
• Menhir

Olendon Castle

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ^ Olendon - Cassini
2. ↑ Olendon - INSEE
3. ↑ Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
4. ↑ Schloss Olendon as MH in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
5. ↑ Castle Olendon as a cultural asset in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
6. ^ Rectory in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
7. ^ Mairie in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)