Sainte-Foy-de-Montgommery
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| local community | Val-de-Vie | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Lisieux | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 58 ′ N , 0 ° 11 ′ E | |
| Post Code | 14140 | |
| Former INSEE code | 14576 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 Sainte-Foy church |
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Sainte-Foy-de-Montgommery is a former French community with 187 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013), the Saint-Fidois , in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy .
On January 1, 2016, Sainte-Foy-de-Montgommery was incorporated into the new municipality of Val-de-Vie as part of a regional reform together with three neighboring municipalities . Sainte-Foy-de-Montgommery represents the administrative seat of Val-de-Vie as the "superordinate district".
geography
Sainte-Foy-de-Montgommery is located in the Pays d'Auge . Lisieux is located around 22 kilometers north-northeast of the village . Falaise , west-southwest, is a good 32 kilometers away. The Vie flows through Sainte-Foy-de-Montgommery. The Orne department borders on the western local area.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1836 | 1876 | 1926 | 1946 | 1975 | 1990 | 2013 |
| Residents | 207 | 208 | 160 | 139 | 152 | 186 | 192 | 187 |
| Source: Cassini, EHESS and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Sainte-Foy church from the 13th century
Trivia
Sainte-Foy-de-Montgommery and the neighboring town of Saint-Germain-de-Montgommery are considered the home of the House of Montgommery .
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel was seriously wounded in a low-flying attack near the village on July 17, 1944 and was no longer able to actively intervene in the war.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on the municipal merger on calvados.gouv.fr (French)
- ↑ Sainte-Foy-de-Montgommery - Cassini
- ↑ Information on the name "Montgommery" (English)