Blainville-sur-Orne

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Blainville-sur-Orne
Commune
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Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 49°13′47″N 0°17′56″W / 49.2297°N 0.2989°W / 49.2297; -0.2989Coordinates: 49°13′47″N 0°17′56″W / 49.2297°N 0.2989°W / 49.2297; -0.2989
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Ouistreham
Intercommunality	Caen la Mer
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Lionel Marie
Area 1	7.11 km2 (2.75 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	5,942
• Density	840/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14076 /14550
Elevation	0–36 m (0–118 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Blainville-sur-Orne (French pronunciation: [blɛ̃vil syʁ ɔʁn] (listen), literally Blainville on Orne) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Blainville-sur-Orne is on the west side of the Canal de Caen à la Mer, just south of Bénouville and the famous Pegasus Bridge of D-Day fame. The town is also home to a Renault Trucks (formerly Saviem) manufacturing plant. The plant is across the canal to the southeast, between the canal and the Orne River. Just across the river from the plant is the commune of Colombelles. Directly across the canal from Blainville-sur-Orne is the fourth commercial French port for the importation of exotic wood, generally coming from the Gulf of Guinea. The port also exports cereals that are produced in the area and has a silo capacity of 33,000 tons.

Geography[]

• 7 km (4.3 mi) north of Caen
• 7 km (4.3 mi) south of the English Channel

Population[]

Twin towns[]

Blainville-sur-Orne is twinned with:

• Bomlitz, Germany, since 2004
• Sartirana Lomellina, Italy, since 2007

See also[]

• Blainville, Quebec - a suburb of Montreal
• Communes of the Calvados department

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