Potigny
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Location within Lower Normandy region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Lower Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Falaise-Nord |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Falaise |
| Mayor | Jean-Marie Gasnier (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 125–206 m (410–676 ft) |
| Land area1 | 4.26 km2 (1.64 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,750 (2008) |
| - Density | 411 /km2 (1,060 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14516/ 14420 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 48°58′19″N 0°14′48″W / 48.9719°N 0.2467°W
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Potigny is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.
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[edit] Population
| Year | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 |
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| Population | 271 | 239 | 223 | 451 | 1473 | 1731 | 2712 | 2420 | 2374 | 2694 |
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 2926 | 2720 | 2408 | 2155 | 1787 | 1703 | 1750 |
[edit] Twin towns
Potigny is twinned with the village of Banwell in Somerset.
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