La Villette, Calvados
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La Villette | |
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Coordinates: 48°54′46″N 0°32′32″W / 48.9128°N 0.5422°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Calvados |
Arrondissement | Vire |
Canton | Condé-en-Normandie |
Intercommunality | Intercom de la Vire au Noireau |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Bréard[1] |
Area 1 | 9.74 km2 (3.76 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 228 |
• Density | 23/km2 (61/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 14756 /14570 |
Elevation | 90–262 m (295–860 ft) (avg. 260 m or 850 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
La Villette (French pronunciation: [la vilɛt] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Geography
[edit]The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[3]
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Fresnée, Claude Fougère, La Villette, Les Forges, Les Poiriers and La Porte.[4]
The Commune along with another nine communes shares part of a 5,729 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Bassin de la Druance.[5]
Two streams flow through the communes borders La Porte and The Val Fournet.[6][7]
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 162 | — |
1968 | 165 | +1.9% |
1975 | 152 | −7.9% |
1982 | 154 | +1.3% |
1990 | 153 | −0.6% |
1999 | 153 | +0.0% |
2008 | 178 | +16.3% |
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La Villette Church
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Old Postcard showing Chateau de La Chalerie in La Villette
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
- ^ a b "La Villette · 14570, France". La Villette · 14570, France.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500118 - Bassin de la Druance - Description".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de la Porte (I2505800)".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau du Val Fournet (I2506400)".
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