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Le Détroit (French pronunciation: [lə detʁwa] , literally "The Strait") is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Le Détroit | |
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 The church in Le Détroit | |
.svg) 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 | |
| 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. | |
Geography
editThe 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
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 99 | — |
| 1975 | 83 | −2.49% |
| 1982 | 76 | −1.25% |
| 1990 | 82 | +0.95% |
| 1999 | 90 | +1.04% |
| 2007 | 87 | −0.42% |
| 2012 | 90 | +0.68% |
| 2017 | 87 | −0.68% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Le Détroit · 14690, France". Le Détroit · 14690, France.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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