Saint-Denis-de-Méré
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| Coordinates: 48°52′15″N 0°30′54″W / 48.8708°N 0.515°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Vire |
| Canton | Condé-en-Normandie |
| Intercommunality | Intercom de la Vire au Noireau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Manuel Machado[1] |
| Area 1 | 11.37 km2 (4.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 765 |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14572 /14110 |
| Elevation | 57–208 m (187–682 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Denis-de-Méré (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ dəni də meʁe] ) 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, Le Val Ozanne, Le Bosq Hue, Le Bosq, Saint-Denis-de-Méré, Le Breuil, Le Jardin, La Coursière, Morieux and Cailly.[4]
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.[5]
Two rivers the Noireau and La Vere are the only watercourses flowing through the commune.[6][7]
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Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 656 | — |
| 1968 | 759 | +15.7% |
| 1975 | 820 | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 925 | +12.8% |
| 1990 | 835 | −9.7% |
| 1999 | 798 | −4.4% |
| 2008 | 828 | +3.8% |
Points of Interest
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Saint-Denis-de-Méré church -
Notre-Dame-des-Vallées Chapelle in Pont-Érambourg -
Old postcard showing the Manor house of Saint-Denis-de-Mere -
Old postcard of a farm in Saint-Denis-de-Mere -
Old postcard showing the village of Saint-Denis-de-Mere
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Saint-Denis-de-Méré · France". Saint-Denis-de-Méré · France.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500091 - Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents - Description".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Noireau (I24-0400)".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Vere (I24-0410)".
- ^ "Arboretum de la Royauté à Saint-Denis-de-Méré". www.loisirs.fr.
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