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Grimbosq | |
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A general view of Grimbosq | |
Coordinates: 49°02′40″N 0°27′02″W / 49.0444°N 0.4506°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Calvados |
Arrondissement | Caen |
Canton | Le Hom |
Intercommunality | Cingal-Suisse Normande |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilles Bunel[1] |
Area 1 | 8.63 km2 (3.33 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 283 |
• Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 14320 /14220 |
Elevation | 8–142 m (26–466 ft) (avg. 57 m or 187 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Grimbosq (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɛ̃bo]) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Geography
[edit]The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[3]
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Vieux Grimbosq, and Grimbosq.[4]
The River Orne plus six streams The Coupe-Gorge, la Petite Vallee, La Planquette, The Flagy, La Vallee Fermante and La Grande Vallee are the four watercourses running through the commune.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 190 | — |
1968 | 193 | +1.6% |
1975 | 184 | −4.7% |
1982 | 283 | +53.8% |
1990 | 285 | +0.7% |
1999 | 302 | +6.0% |
2008 | 277 | −8.3% |
Points of interest
[edit]- Grimbosq Woods is 482 hectare site featuring two Arboretums and an 8.5 hectare animal park, featuring several species of deer and Wild boar.[5][6]
National heritage sites
[edit]- Château d'Olivet is the remains of an eleventh century feudal mound which was listed as a monument in 1988.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Grimbosq · 14220, France". Grimbosq · 14220, France.
- ^ l’Ouest, Christine Raout pour Voyages à (24 September 2022). "Cinq lieux incontournables à visiter dans la forêt de Grimbosq, près de Caen". Ouest-France.fr.
- ^ PETIT, Marie (21 July 2022). "EN IMAGES. Au parc animalier de Grimbosq, promeneurs et animaux se rencontrent dans les sous-bois". Ouest-France.fr.
- ^ "Château d'Olivet (motte féodale) à Grimbosq - PA00111378". monumentum.fr.
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