Saint-André-sur-Orne

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Saint-André-sur-Orne
Saint-André-sur-Orne (France)
Saint-André-sur-Orne
region Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Caen
Canton Caen-5
Community association Caen la Mer
Coordinates 49 ° 7 ′  N , 0 ° 23 ′  W Coordinates: 49 ° 7 ′  N , 0 ° 23 ′  W
height 3–53 m
surface 3.68 km 2
Residents 1,831 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 498 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 14320
INSEE code
Website http://www.saint-andre-sur-orne.com/

Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-André-sur-Orne

Saint-André-sur-Orne (until 1911: Saint-André-de-Fontenay ) is a French municipality with 1831 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 Caen-5 (until 2015: canton of Bourguébus ).

geography

Saint-André-sur-Orne is about seven kilometers south of Caen am Orne , which forms the western municipal boundary. Saint-André-sur-Orne is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Fleury-sur-Orne in the north, Saint-Martin-de-Fontenay in the east, May-sur-Orne in the south, Feuguerolles-Bully in the west and southwest, and Maltot and Louvigny in the Northwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 905 1,044 1,156 1,242 1.310 1,606 1,857 1,827

Source: INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-André church with choir from the 13th century, monument historique since 1937
  • Saint-Orthaire chapel from the 12th / 13th centuries Century, since 1927 Monument historique
  • Old monastery Saint-Étienne de Fontenay, convent building from the 13th century, monument historique since 1943/1945
  • Le Val des Moulins castle from the 18th century

Community partnerships

A partnership has existed with the German municipality of Stockstadt am Main in Lower Franconia (Bavaria) since 1993.

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-111-2 , pp. 300-302.

Individual evidence

  1. Saint-André-sur-Orne on the Insee website

Web links

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