Esson, Calvados
Esson | |
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 The church in Esson | |
Location of Esson | |
  Esson Location within France  Esson Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°57′54″N 0°27′13″W / 48.965°N 0.4536°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Le Hom |
| Intercommunality | Cingal-Suisse Normande |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilles Pitel[1] |
Area 1 | 8.86 km2 (3.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 576 |
| • Density | 65.0/km2 (168/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14251 /14220 |
| Elevation | 24–187 m (79–614 ft) (avg. 168 m or 551 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Esson (French pronunciation: [ɛsɔ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Geography
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 Haut Breuil and Esson.[4]
The river Orne plus three streams, La Vallee des Vaux, The Pont de Combray and The Traspy, flow through the commune.
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 304 | — |
| 1975 | 275 | −1.42% |
| 1982 | 263 | −0.64% |
| 1990 | 297 | +1.53% |
| 1999 | 335 | +1.35% |
| 2007 | 381 | +1.62% |
| 2012 | 497 | +5.46% |
| 2017 | 516 | +0.75% |
| 2023 | 576 | +1.85% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
- 1 2 "Esson · 14220, France". Esson · 14220, France.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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