Fontaine-Étoupefour
Fontaine-Étoupefour | |
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St. Pierre Church | |
Location of Fontaine-Étoupefour | |
Fontaine-Étoupefour Fontaine-Étoupefour | |
| Coordinates: 49°08′49″N 0°27′10″W / 49.1469°N 0.4528°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Évrecy |
| Intercommunality | Vallées de l'Orne et de l'Odon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Énault[1] |
Area 1 | 5.08 km2 (1.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 2,812 |
| • Density | 554/km2 (1,430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14274 /14790 |
| Elevation | 19–111 m (62–364 ft) (avg. 32 m or 105 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Fontaine-Étoupefour (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tɛn etupfuʁ] ⓘ) 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 Salles, Les Daims and Fontaine-Étoupefour.[3]
The river the Odon is the only watercourse running through the commune.[4]
Population
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Points of interest
- Hill 112 Memorial site - is built in recognition of the 10,000 men who lost their lives in the 10 week battle for this strategically important hill as part of Operation Epsom and Operation Jupiter (1944).[7][8] The memorial is shared across 3 communes whose borders all meet near the top of the hill, so in addition to Fontaine-Étoupefour, there is Esquay-Notre-Dame and Vieux.[9][10][11] The memorial features a restored A22 Churchill Mk VII tank a 25-pounder Gun and 112 trees planted to form a cross.[12]
National Heritage Sites
The commune has two sites listed as a Monument historique.[13]
- Eglise Saint-Pierre a twelfth centaury church listed as monuments in 1927.[14]
- Château a fifteenth centaury chateau listed as a monument in 1995.[15]
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 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Laize-Clinchamps · France". Laize-Clinchamps · France.
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Odon (I26-0400)".
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Fontaine-Étoupefour, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "The Hill 112 Memorial Foundation". www.thehill112.com.
- ^ "Hill 112 - Vieux - TracesOfWar.com". www.tracesofwar.com.
- ^ "Preserved Tanks .Com | Locations". preservedtanks.com.
- ^ "La Cote 112 in VIEUX in Calvados, Normandy".
- ^ "COMMEMORATION OF THE BATTLE OF HILL 112, 10 TO 12 JULY, NORMANDY - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament". edm.parliament.uk.
- ^ "THE HILL 112 MEMORIAL FOUNDATION - Charity 1181345". prd-ds-register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk.
- ^ "Les Monuments Historiques en Calvados - 14 - Monumentum". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Eglise Saint-Pierre à Fontaine-Étoupefour - PA00111340". Monumentum.
- ^ "Château à Fontaine-Étoupefour - PA00111339". Monumentum.
External links
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