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colombelles Latitude and Longitude:

49°12′18″N 0°17′46″W / 49.205°N 0.2961°W / 49.205; -0.2961
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Colombelles
Norman tower
Norman tower
Coat of arms of Colombelles
Location of Colombelles
Colombelles is located in France
Colombelles
Colombelles
Colombelles is located in Normandy
Colombelles
Colombelles
Coordinates: 49°12′18″N 0°17′46″W / 49.205°N 0.2961°W / 49.205; -0.2961
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Caen
Canton Hérouville-Saint-Clair
Intercommunality CU Caen la Mer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marc Pottier [1]
Area
1
7.14 km2 (2.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
7,022
 • Density980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 ( CET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+02:00 ( CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14167 /14460
Elevation2–49 m (6.6–160.8 ft)
(avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Colombelles (French pronunciation: [kɔlɔ̃bɛl] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

It is located on the Canal de Caen à la Mer.

Population

The population of this sleepy little village mushroomed after August Thyssen bought some land in 1909 and established a steel mill there.

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1901 153—    
1906 169+2.01%
1911 188+2.15%
1921 2,039+26.92%
1926 2,556+4.62%
1931 3,308+5.29%
1936 3,455+0.87%
1946 2,021−5.22%
1954 3,526+7.20%
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1962 5,122+4.78%
1968 5,668+1.70%
1975 5,566−0.26%
1982 5,306−0.68%
1990 5,695+0.89%
1999 6,242+1.02%
2007 5,771−0.98%
2012 5,764−0.02%
2017 6,918+3.72%
Source: EHESS [3] and INSEE (1968-2017) [4]

International relations

Colombelles is twinned with Fremington, Devon (UK) since 1983 and with Steinheim am Albuch (Baden-Württemberg, Germany) since 1986 (see that article in German).

See also

References

  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. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Colombelles, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE



colombelles Latitude and Longitude:

49°12′18″N 0°17′46″W / 49.205°N 0.2961°W / 49.205; -0.2961
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Colombelles
Norman tower
Norman tower
Coat of arms of Colombelles
Location of Colombelles
Colombelles is located in France
Colombelles
Colombelles
Colombelles is located in Normandy
Colombelles
Colombelles
Coordinates: 49°12′18″N 0°17′46″W / 49.205°N 0.2961°W / 49.205; -0.2961
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Caen
Canton Hérouville-Saint-Clair
Intercommunality CU Caen la Mer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marc Pottier [1]
Area
1
7.14 km2 (2.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
7,022
 • Density980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 ( CET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+02:00 ( CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14167 /14460
Elevation2–49 m (6.6–160.8 ft)
(avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Colombelles (French pronunciation: [kɔlɔ̃bɛl] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

It is located on the Canal de Caen à la Mer.

Population

The population of this sleepy little village mushroomed after August Thyssen bought some land in 1909 and established a steel mill there.

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1901 153—    
1906 169+2.01%
1911 188+2.15%
1921 2,039+26.92%
1926 2,556+4.62%
1931 3,308+5.29%
1936 3,455+0.87%
1946 2,021−5.22%
1954 3,526+7.20%
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1962 5,122+4.78%
1968 5,668+1.70%
1975 5,566−0.26%
1982 5,306−0.68%
1990 5,695+0.89%
1999 6,242+1.02%
2007 5,771−0.98%
2012 5,764−0.02%
2017 6,918+3.72%
Source: EHESS [3] and INSEE (1968-2017) [4]

International relations

Colombelles is twinned with Fremington, Devon (UK) since 1983 and with Steinheim am Albuch (Baden-Württemberg, Germany) since 1986 (see that article in German).

See also

References

  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. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Colombelles, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE



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