Dozulé (French pronunciation: [dɔzyle] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Dozulé
The church in Dozulé
The church in Dozulé
Coat of arms of Dozulé
Location of Dozulé
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Dozulé is located in France
Dozulé
Dozulé
Dozulé is located in Normandy
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Dozulé
Coordinates: 49°13′57″N 0°02′31″W / 49.2325°N 0.0419°W / 49.2325; -0.0419
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementLisieux
CantonCabourg
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Sophie Gaugain[1]
Area
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5.23 km2 (2.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,315
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14229 /14430
Elevation8–139 m (26–456 ft)
(avg. 22 m or 72 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 984—    
1975 1,279+3.82%
1982 1,407+1.37%
1990 1,515+0.93%
1999 1,615+0.71%
2007 1,868+1.84%
2012 2,022+1.60%
2017 2,284+2.47%
Source: INSEE[3]

The apparitions and the Glorious Cross

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The current Cross of Dozulé in the place of its famous first apparition to Madeleine Aumount in 1972.

Between 1972 and 1978, Jesus Christ is said to have appeared 49 times in Dozulé to Madeleine Aumont,[4][5] a mother of five children, in the presence of her parish priest Victor L'Horset and other faithful people. He is believed to have dictated a series of messages, containing teachings and warnings for all people, according to those who believed in them. Among them is the daily «Prayer of Dozulé».[6] The messages are seen as an annunciation of the return of Christ. The construction of the «Glorious Cross», an illuminated Catholic cross coloured white and blue, 738m tall with arms 123m long, which means with an exact proportion of a ratio of 3 between the vertical and horizontal length, is seen as a sign of it. The followers of the messages of Dozulé believe also that they are the continuation of the Three Secrets of Fátima and that they ask, for the conversion of humanity to avoid a material and spiritual catastrophe.

International relations

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Dozulé is twinned with Leonard Stanley, a village in Gloucestershire, in the United Kingdom.

See also

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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. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ Jean Stiegler; DOZULÉ - The ultimate message of Christ. 88 pp. Editions Résiac, France.
  5. ^ Father Jean Baptiste Manceaux; DOZULÉ - The Glorious Return of the Son of Man. Les Nouvelles Editions Latines, Paris.
  6. ^ Jean Stiegler; Prayers in Dozulé. 48 pp. Editions Résiac, France.
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