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La Villette, Calvados

Coordinates: 48°54′46″N 0°32′32″W / 48.9128°N 0.5422°W / 48.9128; -0.5422
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La Villette
A general view of La Villette
A general view of La Villette
Location of La Villette
La Villette is located in France
La Villette
La Villette
Coordinates: 48°54′46″N 0°32′32″W / 48.9128°N 0.5422°W / 48.9128; -0.5422
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementVire
CantonCondé-en-Normandie
IntercommunalityIntercom de la Vire au Noireau
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Daniel Bréard[1]
Area
1
9.74 km2 (3.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
228
 • Density23/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14756 /14570
Elevation90–262 m (295–860 ft)
(avg. 260 m or 850 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Villette (French pronunciation: [la vilɛt] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Geography

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The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[3]

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Fresnée, Claude Fougère, La Villette, Les Forges, Les Poiriers and La Porte.[4]

The Commune along with another nine communes shares part of a 5,729 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Bassin de la Druance.[5]

Two streams flow through the communes borders La Porte and The Val Fournet.[6][7]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962162—    
1968165+1.9%
1975152−7.9%
1982154+1.3%
1990153−0.6%
1999153+0.0%
2008178+16.3%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "La Villette · 14570, France". La Villette · 14570, France.
  5. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500118 - Bassin de la Druance - Description".
  6. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de la Porte (I2505800)".
  7. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau du Val Fournet (I2506400)".