Le Mesnil-Villement
Le Mesnil-Villement | |
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 La Foullerie Viaduct | |
Location of Le Mesnil-Villement | |
  Le Mesnil-Villement Location within France  Le Mesnil-Villement Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°51′14″N 0°22′09″W / 48.8539°N 0.3692°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Falaise |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Falaise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | André Lecoq[1] |
Area 1 | 3.55 km2 (1.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 282 |
| • Density | 79.4/km2 (206/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14427 /14690 |
| Elevation | 48–187 m (157–614 ft) (avg. 75 m or 246 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Le Mesnil-Villement (French pronunciation: [lə mɛnil vilmɑ̃] ⓘ) 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, La Landelle, Le Sainfoin, Le Pont des Vers, Le Haut des Vers, Le Val au Boëne and Le Mesnil-Villement.[4]
The Commune with another 20 communes shares part of a 2,115 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents.[5]
The commune has two rivers, the Orne and the Rouvre, plus two streams La Boullonniere & The Val Corbel.
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 456 | — |
| 1975 | 416 | −1.30% |
| 1982 | 354 | −2.28% |
| 1990 | 302 | −1.97% |
| 1999 | 283 | −0.72% |
| 2007 | 293 | +0.44% |
| 2012 | 292 | −0.07% |
| 2017 | 299 | +0.47% |
| 2023 | 282 | −0.97% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
Notable people
- Pierre Desvages - (1867 – 1933) a cyclist who raced in the first Tour de France was born here.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
- 1 2 "Le Mesnil-Villement · France". Le Mesnil-Villement · France.
- ↑ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500091 - Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents - Description".
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ "Pierre Desvages". www.procyclingstats.com.
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