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Rapilly is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy région in northwestern France. The commune is where the Baize joins the river Orne.^[3]

Rapilly
Commune
The washhouse in Rapilly
Location of Rapilly
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Coordinates: 48°51′28″N 0°20′00″W / 48.8578°N 0.3333°W / 48.8578; -0.3333
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Falaise
Intercommunality	Pays de Falaise
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Françoise Jurkiewicz^[1]
Area ¹	4.19 km² (1.62 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	47
• Density	11/km² (29/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14531 /14690
Elevation	54–222 m (177–728 ft) (avg. 118 m or 387 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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

The Commune with another 20 communes shares part of a 2,115 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents.^[5]

The commune is where the river Baize feeds into the river Orne.^[6]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	56	—
1968	55	−1.8%
1975	51	−7.3%
1982	51	+0.0%
1990	46	−9.8%
1999	47	+2.2%
2008	41	−12.8%

See also

Communes of the Calvados department

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.
^ "La vallée de la Baize". Calvados Tourisme.
^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500091 - Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents - Description".
^ "La baize [I22-0400] - Cours d'eau selon la version Carthage 2017". www.sandre.eaufrance.fr.
^ "Rapilly · 14690, France". Rapilly · 14690, France.

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