Saint-Pierre-Canivet
Saint-Pierre-Canivet | |
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 Chateau of la Tour | |
.svg.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Pierre-Canivet | |
  Saint-Pierre-Canivet Location within France  Saint-Pierre-Canivet Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°55′53″N 0°13′07″W / 48.9314°N 0.2186°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Falaise |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Falaise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Goupil[1] |
Area 1 | 7.01 km2 (2.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 462 |
| • Density | 65.9/km2 (171/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14646 /14700 |
| Elevation | 142–231 m (466–758 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Pierre-Canivet (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ kanivɛ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Les Cesnes, La Jalousie and Saint-Pierre-Canivet.[3]
The commune has three streams flowing through its borders, the Cassis, the Moussaye and the Manque-Souris.[4][5][6]
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 334 | — |
| 1975 | 281 | −2.44% |
| 1982 | 338 | +2.67% |
| 1990 | 381 | +1.51% |
| 1999 | 342 | −1.19% |
| 2007 | 359 | +0.61% |
| 2012 | 399 | +2.14% |
| 2017 | 400 | +0.05% |
| 2023 | 462 | +2.43% |
| Source: INSEE[7] | ||
Points of Interest
- Anciennes carrières souterraines de Saint-Pierre-Canivet et d'Aubigny is a Natura 2000 site, shared between Saint-Pierre-Canivet and neighbouring Aubigny.[8] It is a former underground quarry that houses a number of protected species of bats, Geoffroy's bat, Greater mouse-eared bat, Greater horseshoe bat, and the Lesser horseshoe bat.[9] The area is closed to the public.[10]
National Heritage sites
- Château de la Tour - eighteenth century chateau that was declared a Monument historique in 1967.[11]
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.
- 1 2 "Saint-Pierre-Canivet · 14700, France". Saint-Pierre-Canivet · 14700, France.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau du Cassis (I1432000)" (in French). Sandre.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de la Moussaye (I1431000)" (in French). Sandre.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de Manque-Souris (I1432500)" (in French). Sandre.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ "Ancienne carrière souterraine de Saint-Pierre-Canivet". Site Internet du CNPF Hauts-de-France Normandie.
- ↑ "EUNIS -Site factsheet for Anciennes carrières souterraines de Saint-Pierre-Canivet et d'Aubigny". eunis.eea.europa.eu.
- ↑ "Saint-Pierre-Canivet".
- ↑ "Château de la Tour à Saint-Pierre-Canivet - PA00111708". Monumentum.
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