Boulon
Boulon | |
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The church in Boulon | |
Location of Boulon | |
Boulon Boulon | |
| Coordinates: 49°02′55″N 0°23′30″W / 49.0486°N 0.3917°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Le Hom |
| Intercommunality | Cingal-Suisse Normande |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Leblanc[1] |
Area 1 | 14.96 km2 (5.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 844 |
| • Density | 56.4/km2 (146/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14090 /14220 |
| Elevation | 29–142 m (95–466 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Boulon (French pronunciation: [bulɔ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Hutray, Gable-Blanc and Boulon.[3]
Two watercourses, Le Tourtous and the Ruisseau du Val Distrait flows through the commune.[4][5]
The commune borders the area known as Suisse Normande.[6][3]
Points of Interest
National Heritage sites
- Eglise Saint-Pierre twelfth century church listed as a monument in 1913.[7]
Twin towns – sister cities
Boulon along with Fresney-le-Puceux & Saint-Laurent-de-Condel is twinned with:[8]
- Dunsford & Doddiscombsleigh, England, United Kingdom
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ a b c "Boulon · 14220, France". Boulon · 14220, France.
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Tourtous (I2584000)".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Val Distrait Stream (I2586000)".
- ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
- ^ "Eglise Saint-Pierre à Boulon - PA00111110". Monumentum.
- ^ "Boulon. Jean-Pierre Béchade quitte la présidence du comité de jumelage entre forêts". Ouest-France. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
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