Mondeville, Calvados
Mondeville | |
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 Chateau of Bellemaist | |
.svg.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Mondeville | |
  Mondeville Location within France  Mondeville Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 49°10′29″N 0°19′11″W / 49.1747°N 0.3197°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Ifs |
| Intercommunality | Caen la Mer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Hélène Mialon-Burgat[1] (DVG) |
Area 1 | 9.05 km2 (3.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 10,331 |
| • Density | 1,140/km2 (2,960/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14437 /14120 |
| Elevation | 2–38 m (6.6–124.7 ft) (avg. 16 m or 52 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Mondeville (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃dvil] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy région in northwestern France.
Geography
The Commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Clopée and Mondeville.[3]
It lies on the river Orne, just east of and adjacent to the city of Caen.[4] In addition a smaller watercourse Le Biez flows through the commune.[5]
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Administration
Mayors of Mondeville
| From | To | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
1977 |
2008 |
Jean-Michel Gasnier | Socialist Party |
2008 |
incumbent |
Hélène Mialon-Burgat | Miscellaneous left |
Population
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Points of interest
Museums
National Heritage sites
- Église Notre-Dame-des-Prés is a twelfth century church, which as classified as a Monument historique in 1913.[11]
Shopping
- Mondeville 2 is the largest shopping centre in Lower Normandy and was opened in 1995.[12] Today it attracts up to 4.5million visitors a year.[13]
Sport
USON Mondeville is a football club based in the commune, who play their home games at Stade Michel Farré.[14]
USO Mondeville is a women's basketball club who play their home games at the Halle Bérégovoy.[15]
Notable People
- Jean-Jacques de Marguerie (1742–1779) - naval officer and mathematician who was born here.[16]
- Jean Vallée (1899–1979) - a film director and screenwriter who was born here.[17]
- Gisèle Guillemot (1922–2013) - a writer and a member of the French Resistance during the World War II was born here.[18]
Gallery
Notre-Dame-des-Prés church
Marie Madeleine Postel church
Map from 1810
Calix viaduct
Twin towns – sister cities
Mondeville is twinned with:[19]
Büddenstedt, Germany since 1973
Northam, England since 1974
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- 1 2 "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Orne (I2--0200)" (in French). Sandre.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Biez (I2662000)" (in French). Sandre.
- ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Mondeville, EHESS (in French).
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ "Bateaux De Normandie à MONDEVILLE". 1 April 2026.
- ↑ "Bateaux de Normandie ouvre son exposition maritime au grand public près de Caen". Ouest-France (in French). 24 April 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "Bateaux anciens, maquettes… l'association Bateaux de Normandie veut se rapprocher de Portsmouth". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "Vieille église Notre-Dame-des-Prés à Mondeville - PA00111555 - Monumentum". monumentum.fr.
- ↑ "Grand opening for new Mondeville 2 shopping centre" – via mediaclip.ina.fr.
- ↑ "Centre Commercial Mondeville 2".
- ↑ "Football. Régional 2 : le stade de Mondeville impraticable, la réception de la Maladrerie reportée". actu.fr. 18 October 2024.
- ↑ "USO Mondeville. Des retrouvailles de haut niveau au menu des Lionnes en Coupe de France". actu.fr. 27 September 2025.
- ↑ "Ecole Navale / Espace tradition / Officiers célèbres". parcoursdeviesdanslaroyale.fr.
- ↑ "Jean Vallée | Director, Writer, Producer". IMDb.
- ↑ "Gisèle GUILLEMOT Poétesse & Résistante". Les services de l'État dans le Calvados.
- ↑ "Comité de jumelage : 42 ans d'échanges et d'animations". Ouest-France (in French). 3 February 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
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