Sainte-Croix-Grand-Tonne
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| local community | Thue et Mue | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Caen | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 14 ′ N , 0 ° 34 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 14740 | |
| Former INSEE code | 14568 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2017 | |
Sainte-Croix-Grand-Tonne is a former 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 last had 301 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2013).
On January 1, 2017, the municipality of Sainte-Croix-Grand-Tonne was merged with Brouay , Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse , Cheux , Putot-en-Bessin and Le Mesnil-Patry to form the new municipality of Thue et Mue .
geography
Sainte-Croix-Grand-Tonne is about 15 kilometers west-northwest of Caen on the Thue River .
The municipality of Sainte-Croix-Grand-Tonne was surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Coulombs in the north and northwest, Cully in the north and northeast, Secqueville-en-Bessin in the east, Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse in the southeast, Putot-en-Bessin in the south and Southeast and Loucelles to the south and west.
The route nationale 13 runs along the southwestern edge of the municipality .
Population development of the former municipality
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 | |
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| 297 | 318 | 291 | 287 | 328 | 293 | 296 | 301 | |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- 18th century church, monument historique since 1986
- Le Pavillon Castle
- Grand Tonne castle
- Manor house from the 17th / 18th centuries Century, since 1969 partly monument historique
