Cintheaux

Coordinates: 49°03′22″N 0°17′27″W / 49.0561°N 0.2908°W / 49.0561; -0.2908
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Cintheaux
A road in Cintheaux
A road in Cintheaux
Location of Cintheaux
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Cintheaux is located in France
Cintheaux
Cintheaux
Cintheaux is located in Normandy
Cintheaux
Cintheaux
Coordinates: 49°03′22″N 0°17′27″W / 49.0561°N 0.2908°W / 49.0561; -0.2908
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementCaen
CantonLe Hom
IntercommunalityCingal-Suisse Normande
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marcel Jaeger[1]
Area
1
7.58 km2 (2.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
181
 • Density24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14160 /14680
Elevation69–122 m (226–400 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.

Cintheaux (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃to] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Geography

The commune is located between Caen and Falaise and is the home to the Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery.

Gaumesnil was originally a separate village, now attached to Cintheaux; it has fewer than 19 residents.

Sights

The main town is situated around the church of Saint-Germain, classified as an official French historic monument. It was built around 1150 by the Marmion family; Robert Marmion offered it in patronage to the Barbery Abbey, subject to the Bayeux diocese, in 1181.[3] The main (north) chapel and the cross tower, dating to the 16th century, was destroyed in 1688. The north bell tower was added in the 18th century. The church was restored between 1857 and 1902.

History

World War II

Cintheaux was devastated by Allied artillery, which sought to annihilate the 12th SS Panzer Division in 1944, during Operation Totalize.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962190—    
1968172−9.5%
1975159−7.6%
1982161+1.3%
1990172+6.8%
1999180+4.7%
2008188+4.4%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Cartulaire ShL du X au XV Siècles - Société Historique de Lisieux". www.societehistoriquedelisieux.fr. Retrieved 9 April 2018.