Fontenay-le-Marmion
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| Coordinates: 49°05′39″N 0°21′07″W / 49.0942°N 0.3519°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Évrecy |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | David Guesnon[1] |
Area 1 | 10.16 km2 (3.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,055 |
| • Density | 202.3/km2 (523.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14277 /14320 |
| Elevation | 17–92 m (56–302 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Fontenay-le-Marmion (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tnɛ lə maʁmjɔ̃] ⓘ) 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 Val, Les Cinq Fermes and Fontenay-le-Marmion.[3]
A single watercourse, the Ruisseau du Val Distrait flows through the commune.[4]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,045 | — |
| 1975 | 1,262 | +2.73% |
| 1982 | 1,408 | +1.58% |
| 1990 | 1,375 | −0.30% |
| 1999 | 1,470 | +0.75% |
| 2007 | 1,598 | +1.05% |
| 2012 | 1,677 | +0.97% |
| 2017 | 1,930 | +2.85% |
| 2023 | 2,055 | +1.05% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Points of Interest
National Heritage sites
The Commune has four buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique[6] One building is a private house and the others are:[7]
- Église Saint-Hermès de Fontenay-le-Marmion twelfth century church listed as a monument in 1911.[8]
- Tumulus de la Hoguette a Neolithic Tumulus that was classed as a Monument historique in 1975.[9]
- Tumulus dit Butte de la Hogue a Neolithic Tumulus that was classed as a Monument historique in 1905.[10]
Notable people
- Émile Legrand (1841 - 1903) a classical scholar was born here.[11]
Twin towns – sister cities
Fontenay-le-Marmion is twinned with:[12]
- Chulmleigh, England, United Kingdom, since 1979.
See also
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 "Fontenay-le-Marmion · France". Fontenay-le-Marmion · France.
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau du Val Distrait (I2586000)".
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ^ "Les Monuments Historiques en Calvados - 14". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Maison sise à la lisière ouest du bourg à Fontenay-le-Marmion - PA00111345". Monumentum.
- ^ "Eglise à Fontenay-le-Marmion - PA00111344". Monumentum.
- ^ "Tumulus de la Hoguette à Fontenay-le-Marmion - PA00111347". Monumentum.
- ^ "Tumulus dit Butte de la Hogue à Fontenay-le-Marmion - PA00111346". Monumentum.
- ^ "Émile Legrand (1841-1903)". data.bnf.fr.
- ^ "Fontenay-le-Marmion. Le comité de jumelage cherche une 2e ville anglophone". caen.maville.com.
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