Vimont, Calvados
Vimont | |
|---|---|
 Chateau of St. Pierre Oursin | |
.svg.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Vimont | |
  Vimont Location within France  Vimont Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 49°07′20″N 0°11′50″W / 49.1222°N 0.1972°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Troarn |
| Intercommunality | CC Val ès Dunes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Forgeas[1] |
Area 1 | 8.96 km2 (3.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 887 |
| • Density | 99.0/km2 (256/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14761 /14370 |
| Elevation | 2–29 m (6.6–95.1 ft) (avg. 35 m or 115 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Vimont (French pronunciation: [vimɔ̃] ⓘ) 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, Saint-Pierre Oursin, La Vieille Église and Vimont.[3]
The Ruisseau des Petits Marais stream flows through the commune.[4]
Neighbouring communes[3] | |
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 218 | — |
| 1975 | 276 | +3.43% |
| 1982 | 413 | +5.93% |
| 1990 | 470 | +1.63% |
| 1999 | 483 | +0.30% |
| 2007 | 581 | +2.34% |
| 2012 | 739 | +4.93% |
| 2017 | 746 | +0.19% |
| 2023 | 887 | +2.93% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Points of Interest
- Memorial for Battle of Val-ès-Dunes a memorial dedicated to the site of the Battle of Val-ès-Dunes in 1047 built in 1851 by Arcisse de Caumont.[6][7]
National Heritage Sites
- Château à Vimont an eighteenth century chateau that was classed as a Monument historique in 1978.[8]
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.
- 1 2 "Vimont · 14370, France". Vimont · 14370, France.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau des Petits Marais (I1512100)" (in French). Sandre.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ "La bataille du Val-ès-Dunes, un circuit à découvrir". Ouest-France. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ↑ "La Bataille de Val ès Dunes".
- ↑ "Château à Vimont - PA00111810". Monumentum.
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