Colombelles
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Colombelles | |
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Coordinates: 49°12′18″N 0°17′46″W / 49.205°N 0.2961°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Calvados |
Arrondissement | Caen |
Canton | Hérouville-Saint-Clair |
Intercommunality | CU Caen la Mer |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Colin Sueur |
Area 1 | 7.14 km2 (2.76 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 7,022 |
• Density | 980/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 14167 /14460 |
Elevation | 2–49 m (6.6–160.8 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Colombelles is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
It is located on the Canal de Caen à la Mer.
Population
The population of this sleepy little village mushroomed after August Thyssen bought some land in 1909 and established a steel mill there.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1911 | 186 | — |
1914 | 178 | −4.3% |
1921 | 2,301 | +1192.7% |
1927 | 2,556 | +11.1% |
1932 | 3,108 | +21.6% |
1939 | 3,452 | +11.1% |
1999 | 6,235 | +80.6% |
2008 | 5,895 | −5.5% |
International relations
Colombelles is twinned with Fremington, Devon (UK) since 1983 and with Steinheim am Albuch (Baden-Württemberg, Germany) since 1986 (see that article in German).
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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