Sallenelles
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Sallenelles | |
Coordinates: 49°15′50″N 0°13′41″W / 49.2639°N 0.2281°WCoordinates: 49°15′50″N 0°13′41″W / 49.2639°N 0.2281°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Calvados |
Arrondissement | Lisieux |
Canton | Cabourg |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Lemarchand |
Area 1 | 1.25 km2 (0.48 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 293 |
• Density | 230/km2 (610/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 14665 /14121 |
Elevation | 0–40 m (0–131 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Sallenelles (French pronunciation: [salnɛl]) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Population[]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 257 | — |
1968 | 306 | +19.1% |
1975 | 314 | +2.6% |
1982 | 290 | −7.6% |
1990 | 240 | −17.2% |
1999 | 293 | +22.1% |
2008 | 272 | −7.2% |
Tourism[]
Most visitors to Sallenelles come to see the Orne estuary, to walk, cycle, or hunt the local water-fowl, or the Maison de la Nature, a permanent exhibition on the local ecosystem. World War II veterans come to see the memorial to the Belgian Brigade Piron which liberated the village in 1944.
Transportation[]
Sallenelles is on the D514 between Ranville and Merville-Franceville-Plage. There is also a road to Amfreville. The line 20 has some services that stop at Sallenelles.
See also[]
- Communes of the Calvados department
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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