Amayé-sur-Orne (French pronunciation: [amaje syʁ ɔʁn] , literally Amayé on Orne) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of northwestern France.

Amayé-sur-Orne
The Town Hall
The Town Hall
Coat of arms of Amayé-sur-Orne
Location of Amayé-sur-Orne
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Amayé-sur-Orne is located in France
Amayé-sur-Orne
Amayé-sur-Orne
Amayé-sur-Orne is located in Normandy
Amayé-sur-Orne
Amayé-sur-Orne
Coordinates: 49°05′09″N 0°26′16″W / 49.0858°N 0.4378°W / 49.0858; -0.4378
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementCaen
CantonÉvrecy
IntercommunalityVallées de l'Orne et de l'Odon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Sylvain Colino[1]
Area
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5.29 km2 (2.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,061
 • Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14006 /14210
Elevation7–109 m (23–358 ft)
(avg. 50 m or 160 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Amayé-sur-Orne is located approximately 10 km south-west of Caen and 5 km east of Évrecy. It can be accessed by road D212 from Vieux in the north which continues south to Thury-Harcourt and by road D41 from Evrecy in the west which continues to Clinchamps-sur-Orne in the east. Closely located to the town are a number of hamlets including: Saint-Lambert, La Butte, Le Pont du Coudray, and Les Godets. These villages form a single conurbation with the village. The rest of the commune is entirely farmland.[3]

The eastern border of the commune is formed by the Orne river. A stream, flows through the village and down to the Orne and another stream flowing to the Orne forms the southern boundary of the commune. The Guigne stream forms the northern border of the commune and also flows to the Orne.[3]

Heraldry

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Arms of Amayé-sur-Orne
Blazon:

Party per fesse, the first gules a Danish cross of Or voided, to dexter chief two lions passant gardant the same; the second Vert, fess in chief argent, a chevron inverted of Or and chief of Or, a castel azure of two towers domed argent with walls sloped.



Administration

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A Walking Path in Spring

List of Successive Mayors of Amayé-sur-Orne[4]

From To Name Party Position
1987 1994 Jacques Dolley ind. Professor
1994 2001 André Porcher ind. CEO
2001 2008 Nicole Perly ind.
2008 2026 Sylvain Colino ind. Fire-fighter

Twinning

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Amayé-sur-Orne has twinning associations with:[5]

Population

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Its inhabitants are known as Amayéens or Amayéennes in French.[6]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 257—    
1975 420+7.27%
1982 732+8.26%
1990 722−0.17%
1999 686−0.57%
2007 982+4.59%
2012 1,004+0.44%
2017 1,001−0.06%
Source: INSEE[7]

Sites and Monuments

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The War Memorial
  • The Ifs Cemetery is a listed site (SC 9 January 1933)[8]
  • The 'Butte de l'Orne is another World Heritage Site (SC 9 January 1933)
  • A Lavoir (Public laundry)
  • The Chateau de la Butte (19th century)
  • The Chateau de Vaux (18th century)

The Bell Tower Attic of the Church of Notre Dame hosts breeding colonies of large bats and is a registered Site of Community Importance (SIC)[9]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Google Maps
  4. ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  5. ^ National Commission for Decentralised cooperation (in French)
  6. ^ Le nom des habitants du 14 - Calvados, habitants.fr
  7. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  8. ^ DREAL Basse-Normandie (in French)
  9. ^ Site of Community Importance (SIC) - Attic of the church of Amayé-sur-Orne[permanent dead link], Ministry of Ecology and sustainable development (in French)
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