Terres de Druance

Commune in Normandy, France
Location of Terres de Druance
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(2020–2026) Jean Turmel[1]Area
1
37.19 km2 (14.36 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
895 • Density24/km2 (62/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
14357 /14770
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Terres de Druance (French pronunciation: [tɛʁ də dʁyɑ̃s]) is a commune in the department of Calvados, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Lassy (the seat), Saint-Jean-le-Blanc and Saint-Vigor-des-Mézerets.[3]

Geography

The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[4]

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Saint-Jean-le-Blanc, La Moissonnière, Gournay, Terres de Druance and Saint-Vigor-des-Mézerets.[5]

The River Druance and four streams, The Pres Carreaux, The Parcs, The Vaux plus the Cresme are the five watercourses flowing through the commune.[6][7][8][9]

Neighbouring communes [5]

Points of Interest

National heritage sites

Eglise Saint-Vigor de Saint-Vigor-des-Mézerets is a fifteenth century Church that was classed as a Monument historique in 1928.[10]

See also

References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 2 December 2016 (in French)
  4. ^ "Map of Suiss Normande" (PDF).
  5. ^ a b "Terres de Druance · 14770, France". Terres de Druance · 14770, France.
  6. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - la Druance (I24-0420)".
  7. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau des Vaux (I2427000)".
  8. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de Cresme (I2429000)".
  9. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau des Parcs (I2421100)".
  10. ^ "Eglise à Terres de Druance - PA00111724 - Monumentum". monumentum.fr.
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