Vendeuvre
Vendeuvre | |
|---|---|
Gardens of the Chateau of Vendeuvre | |
Location of Vendeuvre | |
Vendeuvre Vendeuvre | |
| Coordinates: 48°59′31″N 0°04′27″W / 48.9919°N 0.0742°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Livarot-Pays-d'Auge |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Falaise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Haghebaert[1] |
Area 1 | 26.31 km2 (10.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 802 |
| • Density | 30.5/km2 (78.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14735 /14170 |
| Elevation | 25–86 m (82–282 ft) (avg. 36 m or 118 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Vendeuvre (French pronunciation: [vɑ̃dœvʁ] ⓘ) 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, Favières, Pont and Vendeuvre.[3]
Two rivers The Dives and The Perrières are the watercourses that run through the commune.[4][5] Le Douit du Houle stream also runs through the commune.[6]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 828 | — |
| 1968 | 809 | −2.3% |
| 1975 | 721 | −10.9% |
| 1982 | 706 | −2.1% |
| 1990 | 708 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 734 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 742 | +1.1% |
Points of Interest
National heritage sites
The commune has five sites listed as a Monument historique.[7]
- Château de Vendeuvre - an eighteenth centaury Chateau and gardens listed as a monument in 1970.[8] It is open to the public and features a Miniature furniture museum.[9]
- Château de Grisy - a sixteenth centaury chateau listed as a monument in 1953.[10]
- Cross - an eleventh centaury Wayside cross that was listed as a monument in 1903.[11]
- Église Saint-Brice de Grisy - a twelfth centaury church listed as a monument in 1928.[12]
- The Vavasseurie-au-Cerf - a sixteenth centaury farm listed as a monument in 1980.[13]
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 "Vendeuvre · 14170, France". Vendeuvre · 14170, France.
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Dives (I1--0200)".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Rivière de Perrières (I1227000)".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Douit du Houle (I1229000)".
- ^ "Les Monuments Historiques en Calvados - 14 - Monumentum". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Château de Vendeuvre à Vendeuvre - PA00111786". Monumentum.
- ^ "Château de Vendeuvre and its gardens".
- ^ "Château de Grisy à Vendeuvre - PA00111785". Monumentum.
- ^ "Croix à Vendeuvre - PA00111787". Monumentum.
- ^ "Eglise de Grisy à Vendeuvre - PA00111788". Monumentum.
- ^ "La Vavasseurie-au-Cerf à Vendeuvre - PA00111789". Monumentum.
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