Croisilles, Calvados

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Croisilles
Town hall
Town hall
Location of Croisilles
Croisilles is located in France
Croisilles
Croisilles
Coordinates: 48°59′54″N 0°26′35″W / 48.9983°N 0.4431°W / 48.9983; -0.4431Coordinates: 48°59′54″N 0°26′35″W / 48.9983°N 0.4431°W / 48.9983; -0.4431
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementCaen
CantonThury-Harcourt
IntercommunalityCingal-Suisse Normande
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Élisabeth Mailloux
Area
1
10.23 km2 (3.95 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
644
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14207 /14220
Elevation16–182 m (52–597 ft)
(avg. 27 m or 89 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Croisilles (French pronunciation: [kʁwazij] (About this soundlisten)) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

The mother of explorer Dumont D'Urville was born in Croisilles. He named an inlet of New Zealand's coast Croisilles Harbour after the village.[2]

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962303—    
1968279−7.9%
1975318+14.0%
1982324+1.9%
1990393+21.3%
1999404+2.8%
2009488+20.8%

See also[]

  • Communes of the Calvados department

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ Reed, A.W., (1975) Place Names of New Zealand. Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed. p.94.


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