Saint-Samson (Calvados)
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Lisieux | |
| Canton | Troarn | |
| Community association | Normandy-Cabourg-Pays d'Auge | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 11 ′ N , 0 ° 10 ′ W | |
| height | 2-45 m | |
| surface | 3.66 km 2 | |
| Residents | 308 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 84 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 14670 | |
| INSEE code | 14657 | |
_-_Mairie.JPG) Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Samson |
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Saint-Samson is a French municipality with 308 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Lisieux and the canton of Troarn (until 2015: canton of Dozulé ). The inhabitants are called Saint-Samsonnais .
geography
Saint-Samson is about 14 kilometers east of Caen am Dives , which borders the municipality to the west. Saint-Samson is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Basseneville in the north and northeast, Hotot-en-Auge in the east and southeast, Saint-Pierre-du-Jonquet in the south and Saline in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 196 | 189 | 200 | 211 | 317 | 322 | 348 | 322 |
Source: INSEE
Attractions
- Saint-Samson church from the 17th century
- Gassard Castle
- La Brousse mansion
- Salt marshes of the dive
Personalities
- Gaston Sébire (1920–2001), painter
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-111-2 , pp. 747-748.
Individual evidence
Web links
Commons : Saint-Samson - Collection of images, videos and audio files
