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Le Détroit
Commune
The church in Le Détroit
Coat of arms
Location of Le Détroit
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Coordinates: 48°52′04″N 0°20′56″W / 48.8678°N 0.3489°W / 48.8678; -0.3489
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Falaise
Intercommunality	Pays de Falaise
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gilbert Dufay [1]
Area 1	5.52 km2 (2.13 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [2]	90
• Density	16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 ( CET)
• Summer ( DST)	UTC+02:00 ( CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14223 /14690
Elevation	89–251 m (292–823 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Détroit (French pronunciation: [lə detʁwa] ^ⓘ, literally "The Strait") is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Geography

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 Beau du Douit, Les Noës du Fay and Le Détroit. ^[4]

The commune has six streams running through it The Val la Here, La Boullonniere, The Val d'Anis and The Val Corbel.

Population

See also

• Detroit, Michigan
• Detroit River
• Communes of the Calvados department

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