Saint-Manvieu-Norrey
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Caen | |
| Canton | Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse | |
| Community association | Caen la Mer | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 11 ′ N , 0 ° 30 ′ W | |
| height | 59-91 m | |
| surface | 8.28 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,927 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 233 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 14740 | |
| INSEE code | 14610 | |
| Website | http://www.saintmanvieunorrey.fr/ | |
Saint-Manvieu-Norrey is a French commune in the department of Calvados in the region Normandy is. It belongs to the arrondissement of Caen and is part of the canton of Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse (until 2015: member municipality in the canton of Tilly-sur-Seulles ). The community has 1,927 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), who are called Manoreys .
geography
Saint-Manvieu-Norrey is about eight kilometers west of Caen on the River Mue . Saint-Manvieu-Norrey is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse in the north, Rots in the north-east, Carpiquet in the east, Verson in the south and south-east, Cheux in the west and south-west, Le Mesnil-Patry in the west and north-west and Thue et Mue with Putot-en-Bessin in the northwest.
history
In 1972 the municipalities of Saint-Manvieu and Norrey-en-Bessin were merged to form today's municipality.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 | |
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| 780 | 839 | 950 | 1,031 | 1,291 | 1,417 | 1,723 | 1,843 | |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Notre-Dame-des-Labours church in Norrey-en-Bessin from the 11th century, monument historique since 1840
- Remains of the old Saint-Manvieu church, built in the 13th century, alterations from the 17th century, the chapel has been a monument historique since 1918, the bell tower was bombed in the Second World War
- new church Saint-Manvieu from the 20th century
- La Mare mansion from the 17th century
- Le Marcelet castle from the 18th century
Notre-Dame-des-Labours church
Remains of the old Saint-Manvieu church
La Mare mansion
Parish partnership
A partnership has existed with the German municipality of Unterpleichfeld in Lower Franconia (Bavaria) since 1993 .
