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Espins | |
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Coordinates: 49°00′06″N 0°24′40″W / 49.0017°N 0.4111°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Calvados |
Arrondissement | Caen |
Canton | Le Hom |
Intercommunality | Cingal-Suisse Normande |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Françoise Haugou[1] |
Area 1 | 4.58 km2 (1.77 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 248 |
• Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 14248 /14220 |
Elevation | 90–186 m (295–610 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Espins (French pronunciation: [epɛ̃] ) 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 Bas d'Espins, Le Moncel and Espins.[4]
The Traspy stream is the only watercourse running through the commune.
Demography
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 148 | — |
1968 | 158 | +6.8% |
1975 | 119 | −24.7% |
1982 | 175 | +47.1% |
1990 | 199 | +13.7% |
1999 | 229 | +15.1% |
2008 | 226 | −1.3% |
Points of interest
National heritage sites
- Ferme de Foudenpant is the former manor of the Val Richer abbey, built in the fourteenth century it was listed as a monument in 1995.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Espins · 14220, France". Espins · 14220, France.
- ^ "Ancien manoir de l'abbaye du Val Richer, dit Ferme de Foudenpant à Espins - PA00135498". monumentum.fr.
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