Urville, Calvados
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A general view of Urville | |
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| Coordinates: 49°01′35″N 0°17′46″W / 49.0264°N 0.2961°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Le Hom |
| Intercommunality | Cingal-Suisse Normande |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Morel[1] |
Area 1 | 6.02 km2 (2.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 761 |
| • Density | 126/km2 (327/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14719 /14190 |
| Elevation | 66–136 m (217–446 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Urville (French pronunciation: [yʁvil] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department and Normandy region of north-western France.
Iron mining was an important industry in the village until 1989.[3] The village was at the head of a mineral railway linking the iron mines to the SMN steel mills.[3]
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Moinerie and Urville.[4]
The River Laize a tributary to the Orne flows through the commune.[5]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 470 | — |
| 1968 | 484 | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 501 | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 543 | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 519 | −4.4% |
| 1999 | 478 | −7.9% |
| 2007 | 465 | −2.7% |
| 2014 | 623 | +34.0% |
Points of Interest
Cimetière Militaire Polonais de Urville - Polish war cemetery paying tribute to the soldiers killed in the Battle of Hill 262 during World War II.[6][7]
National Heritage sites
The Commune has two buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique[8]
- Eglise d'Urville seventeenth century church listed as a monument in 2022.[9]
- Manor House a fourteenth century Manor house listed as a monument in 1929.[10]
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 "fleurysien.com".
- ^ a b "Urville · France". Urville · France.
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Laize (I25-0400)".
- ^ 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".
- ^ "Les Monuments Historiques en Calvados - 14". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Eglise à Urville - PA00111770". Monumentum.
- ^ "Manoir à Urville - PA00111771". Monumentum.
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