Saint-Rémy, Calvados
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Saint-Rémy | |
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 Town hall | |
Location of Saint-Rémy  | |
  Saint-Rémy  Saint-Rémy | |
| Coordinates: 48°56′27″N 0°30′08″W / 48.9408°N 0.5022°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Le Hom |
| Intercommunality | Cingal-Suisse Normande |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Serge Ladan[1] |
| Area 1 | 7.52 km2 (2.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 982 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14656 /14570 |
| Elevation | 26–216 m (85–709 ft) (avg. 37 m or 121 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint Rémy (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʁemi] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Until 1968 an iron mine was exploited in the village.[3]
Geography
[edit]The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[4]
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Pont de la Moussé, Nid de Chien, La Gennière, La Piventière, La Moussé, La Muloisière, L'Église, La Vallée and Saint-Rémy.[5]
The Commune with another 20 communes shares part of a 2,115 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents.[6]
The River Orne plus five streams, The Herbion, La Porte, La Vallee des Vaux, La Vignonniere and The Val Fournet are the six watercourses running through the commune.[7]
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Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 1,075 | — |
| 1968 | 981 | −8.7% |
| 1975 | 1,012 | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 969 | −4.2% |
| 1990 | 993 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 1,066 | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 1,087 | +2.0% |
Points of interest
[edit]National heritage sites
[edit]- Saint-Rémy Church is a twelfth century church, that was listed as a Monument historique in 1933.[8]
Notable People
[edit]- Pierre Surirey de Saint-Remy (1645–1716) a French general was born here.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Un jeu sur la mine inauguré à Saint-Remy-sur-Orne". Ouest-France.fr. 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Saint-Rémy · 14570, France". Saint-Rémy · 14570, France.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500091 - Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents - Description".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Orne (I2--0200)".
- ^ "Eglise à Saint-Rémy - PA00111720 - Monumentum". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Pierre Surirey de Saint-Remy (1644-1716)". data.bnf.fr.
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