Saint-Omer, Calvados
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Location within Lower Normandy region
Saint-Omer
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| Country | France |
| Region | Lower Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Thury-Harcourt |
| Intercommunality | Suisse Normande |
| Mayor | Claudine Courval (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 90–306 m (300–1,004 ft) (avg. 306 m or 1,004 ft) |
| Land area1 | 8.07 km2 (3.12 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 163 (2008) |
| - Density | 20 /km2 (52 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14635/ 14220 |
| 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°55′36″N 0°27′07″W / 48.9267°N 0.4519°W
Saint-Omer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.
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[edit] History
St.Omer was founded in the 7th century by monks, one of whom was called Omer. It became part of France in 1677. Le Blockhaus d'Eperlecques was the original bunker for manufacture of V2 rockets.
[edit] Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 188 | 182 | 184 | 162 | 142 | 157 | 163 |
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