Urville, Calvados
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Location within Lower Normandy region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Lower Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Bretteville-sur-Laize |
| Mayor | Nicole Goubert (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 66–136 m (217–446 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
| Land area1 | 6.02 km2 (2.32 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 465 (2008) |
| - Density | 77 /km2 (200 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14719/ 14190 |
| 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: 49°01′35″N 0°17′46″W / 49.0264°N 0.2961°W
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Urville is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.
Iron mining was the village's only industry until 1989 [1]. The village was at the head of a mineral railway linking the iron mines to the SMN steel mills [2].
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| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 470 | 484 | 501 | 543 | 519 | 478 | 465 |
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