Proussy (French pronunciation: [pʁusi] ) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Condé-en-Normandie.[2]

Proussy
Location of Proussy
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Proussy is located in France
Proussy
Proussy
Proussy is located in Normandy
Proussy
Proussy
Coordinates: 48°52′57″N 0°32′10″W / 48.8825°N 0.5361°W / 48.8825; -0.5361
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementVire
CantonCondé-en-Normandie
CommuneCondé-en-Normandie
Area
1
12.64 km2 (4.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
388
 • Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
14110
Elevation82–256 m (269–840 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

In August 1944 as World War II was being fought, Proussy served as the location of Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery's tactical headquarters.[3]

The former commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[4]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962376—    
1968384+2.1%
1975347−9.6%
1982358+3.2%
1990343−4.2%
1999353+2.9%
2008417+18.1%

References

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  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 1 December 2015 (in French)
  3. ^ Hamilton, Nigel (1986). Monty: The Final Years of the Field Marshal 1944-1976. McGraw-Hill Book Company. p. 514.
  4. ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).