Préaux-Bocage
Préaux-Bocage | |
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 The church in Préaux-Bocage | |
Location of Préaux-Bocage | |
  Préaux-Bocage Location within France  Préaux-Bocage Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 49°03′25″N 0°31′13″W / 49.0569°N 0.5203°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Évrecy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christophe Braud[1] |
Area 1 | 4.32 km2 (1.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 107 |
| • Density | 24.8/km2 (64.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14519 /14210 |
| Elevation | 73–173 m (240–568 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Préaux-Bocage (French pronunciation: [pʁeo bɔkaʒ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Geography
Three streams flow through the commune, Ruisseau de Flagy, Ruisseau du Bois and the Ruisseau de Buharet.[3][4][5]
Neighbouring communes[6] | |
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The commune is on the border of the area known as Suisse Normande.[7][6]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 72 | — |
| 1975 | 91 | +3.40% |
| 1982 | 89 | −0.32% |
| 1990 | 97 | +1.08% |
| 1999 | 112 | +1.61% |
| 2007 | 123 | +1.18% |
| 2012 | 115 | −1.34% |
| 2017 | 123 | +1.35% |
| 2023 | 107 | −2.30% |
| Source: INSEE[8] | ||
Points of interest
National heritage sites
- Église Saint-Sever is a thirteenth century church which was listed as a Monument historique in 1932.[9]
Twin towns – sister cities
Préaux-Bocage, along with eight other communes, Amayé-sur-Orne, Maizet, Montigny, Avenay, Maisoncelles-sur-Ajon, Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay, Vacognes-Neuilly and Montillières-sur-Orne, is a member of The ICL Val Orne, which has organised being twinned with:[10]
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de Flagy (I2537000)" (in French). Sandre.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de Buharet (I2537300)" (in French). Sandre.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau du Bois (I2537500)" (in French). Sandre.
- 1 2 "Préaux-Bocage · 14210, France". Préaux-Bocage · 14210, France.
- ↑ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ "Eglise à Préaux-Bocage - PA00111625 - Monumentum". monumentum.fr.
- ↑ "Associations et clubs – Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay".
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