Grainville-Langannerie
Grainville-Langannerie | |
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L'église Saint Etienne | |
Location of Grainville-Langannerie | |
Grainville-Langannerie Grainville-Langannerie | |
| Coordinates: 49°00′45″N 0°16′18″W / 49.0125°N 0.2717°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Le Hom |
| Intercommunality | Cingal-Suisse Normande |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Sandrine Romagné[1] |
Area 1 | 5.32 km2 (2.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 786 |
| • Density | 148/km2 (383/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14310 /14190 |
| Elevation | 101–175 m (331–574 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Grainville-Langannerie (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɛ̃vil lɑ̃ɡanʁi] ⓘ) 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, Grainville, and Langannerie.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 466 | — |
| 1968 | 531 | +13.9% |
| 1975 | 539 | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 498 | −7.6% |
| 1990 | 466 | −6.4% |
| 1999 | 522 | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 650 | +24.5% |
| 2010 | 676 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 738 | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 759 | +2.8% |
Points of Interest
On the outskirts of the town, in the neighbouring commune of Urville is the Cimetière Militaire Polonais de Urville, also known as the Grainville-Langannerie Polish war cemetery pays tribute to the soldiers killed in the Battle of Hill 262 during World War II.[4][5]
Twin towns – sister cities
Grainville-Langannerie is twinned with:
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 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Grainville-Langannerie · 14190, France". Grainville-Langannerie · 14190, France.
- ^ Radouan Kourak (5 June 2025). "Landing: Two ministers in Normandy this Thursday for a tribute and a convention on memorial tourism". Entrevue.fr. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Cimetière Militaire Polonais - URVILLE".
- ^ "Lapford celebrates 50 years of twinning with visit to French town". 9 June 2025.
- ^ "Comité de Jumelage Grainville-Langannerie Lapford". Annuaire des Entreprises. République Française. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
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