Tournebu
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Location within Lower Normandy region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Lower Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Thury-Harcourt |
| Mayor | Jean Vanryckeghem (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 109–188 m (358–617 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft) |
| Land area1 | 11.4 km2 (4.4 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 359 (2008) |
| - Density | 31 /km2 (80 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14703/ 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°58′11″N 0°20′22″W / 48.9697°N 0.3394°W
Tournebu is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.
The de Tournebu family, in medieval times one of the most powerful of the noblesse ancienne, counting among its members chevaliers, seigneurs, crusaders, deans and bishops, derived its name from the lordship of this village. In 1958 in a precedent-setting case, descendants of the de Tournebu family brought suit against another French noble family, the de Foucaults, to prevent them using the de Tournebu name in their title.[1]
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[edit] Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 289 | 297 | 286 | 276 | 309 | 295 | 359 |
[edit] Sites of interest
- donjon (the keep)
[edit] See also
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