Saint-Aubin-des-Bois, Calvados
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Location within Lower Normandy region
Saint-Aubin-des-Bois
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| Country | France |
| Region | Lower Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Vire |
| Canton | Saint-Sever-Calvados |
| Intercommunality | Séverine |
| Mayor | Roger Gondouin (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 129–218 m (423–715 ft) (avg. 172 m or 564 ft) |
| Land area1 | 8.26 km2 (3.19 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 230 (2008) |
| - Density | 28 /km2 (73 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14559/ 14380 |
| 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°49′48″N 1°07′38″W / 48.83°N 1.1272°W
Saint-Aubin-des-Bois is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.
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| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 405 | 351 | 307 | 272 | 230 | 261 | 230 |
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Saint-Aubin-des-Bois hosts an annual event each August, attracting over 1500 visitors, with demonstrations of traditional countryside skills, machinery (farm), vehicles and cars from earliest steam driven to 1960's vehicles. The fete is held on the 3rd Sunday of August each year. Disabled parking is available.The charges are very reasonable and children under 12 go in for free. In the evening there is a party with spit-roast meats and a disco until midnight.
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