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La Pommeraye, Calvados

Coordinates: 48°54′33″N 0°25′13″W / 48.9092°N 0.4203°W / 48.9092; -0.4203
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La Pommeraye
Chateau
Chateau
Location of La Pommeraye
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La Pommeraye is located in France
La Pommeraye
La Pommeraye
La Pommeraye is located in Normandy
La Pommeraye
La Pommeraye
Coordinates: 48°54′33″N 0°25′13″W / 48.9092°N 0.4203°W / 48.9092; -0.4203
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementCaen
CantonLe Hom
IntercommunalityCingal-Suisse Normande
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Clémentine Mouchel[1]
Area
1
2.80 km2 (1.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
62
 • Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14510 /14690
Elevation117–294 m (384–965 ft)
(avg. 306 m or 1,004 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Pommeraye (French pronunciation: [la pɔmʁɛ] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Geography

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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 Guérardière and La Pommeraye.[4]

The commune has a single watercourse running throughs its borders, The Orival stream.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
196273—    
196874+1.4%
197557−23.0%
198256−1.8%
199049−12.5%
199951+4.1%
200841−19.6%

Points of interest

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  • Théâtre équestre de la Pommeraye is a theatre that has been open since 2018 which is dedicated to mixing performing arts with equestrian arts.[5][6]

National heritage sites

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  • Château Ganne is the remains of an eleventh century castle, that was listed as a Monument historique in 2000.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
  4. ^ a b "La Pommeraye · 14690, France". La Pommeraye · 14690, France.
  5. ^ "Après la tempête, un appel lancé pour sauver le théâtre équestre de La Pommeraye". actu.fr. 4 May 2023.
  6. ^ "La Pommeraye. Bénévoles au théâtre équestre pour l'été, un plaisir passion". Ouest-France.fr. 5 September 2023.
  7. ^ Château Ganne