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Commune in Normandy, France
Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais
Commune
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Location of Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais
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Coordinates: 48°54′14″N 0°23′12″W / 48.9039°N 0.3867°W / 48.9039; -0.3867
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementCaen
CantonFalaise
IntercommunalityPays de Falaise
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Samuel Courvallet
Area10.72 km (4.14 sq mi)
Population237
 • Density22/km (57/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code14501 /14690
Elevation43–300 m (141–984 ft)
(avg. 245 m or 804 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁfit ɑ̃ sɛ̃ɡlɛ] ) 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.

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Boissaye, Le Tilleul and Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais.

The Commune with another 20 communes shares part of a 2,115 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents.

The commune has six streams running through it The Langot, The Grand Etang, The Orival, The Val la Here, La Mesliere and La Vallee des Vaux.

The town lies 13 miles from the foot of the hill St. Clair, which rises to 306 meters.

Neighbouring communes
Donnay Bonnœil
Cossesseville & La Pommeraye Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais Tréprel
Pont-d'Ouilly

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962301—    
1968305+1.3%
1975279−8.5%
1982285+2.2%
1990237−16.8%
1999233−1.7%
2008250+7.3%

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais · 14690, France". Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais · 14690, France.
  5. "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500091 - Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents - Description".
Calvados (department) Communes of the Calvados department


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