Saint-Germain-de-Livet
Saint-Germain-de-Livet | |
|---|---|
Chateau St. Germain de Livet | |
Location of Saint-Germain-de-Livet | |
![]() Saint-Germain-de-Livet Location within France ![]() Saint-Germain-de-Livet Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 49°04′31″N 0°11′31″E / 49.0753°N 0.1919°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Lisieux |
| Canton | Mézidon Vallée d'Auge |
| Intercommunality | CA Lisieux Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Louis Servy[1] |
Area 1 | 16.41 km2 (6.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 688 |
| • Density | 41.9/km2 (109/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14582 /14100 |
| Elevation | 53–182 m (174–597 ft) (avg. 164 m or 538 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Germain-de-Livet (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ də livɛ] ⓘ) is a commune south of Lisieux in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
History
The famous chateau at Saint-Germain-de-Livet, now open to the public, was built by the Tournebu (later Tournebu-de-Livet) family between 1561 and 1578.[3][4]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 498 | — |
| 1975 | 589 | +2.43% |
| 1982 | 631 | +0.99% |
| 1990 | 598 | −0.67% |
| 1999 | 581 | −0.32% |
| 2007 | 811 | +4.26% |
| 2012 | 784 | −0.67% |
| 2017 | 769 | −0.39% |
| 2023 | 688 | −1.84% |
| 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.
- ↑ Statistique monumentale du Calvados, Arcisse Caumont, Caen, Paris, 1867
- ↑ Tourebu versus Foucault, Buying Titles of Nobility in France, heraldica.org
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
- château Saint-Germain-de-Livet, medieval history note on the château Saint-Germain-de-Livet
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