Frénouville
Frénouville | |
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The town hall in Frénouville | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Frénouville | |
Frénouville Frénouville | |
| Coordinates: 49°08′16″N 0°14′35″W / 49.1378°N 0.2431°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Troarn |
| Intercommunality | CC Val ès Dunes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Porquet[1] |
Area 1 | 6.45 km2 (2.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,050 |
| • Density | 318/km2 (823/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14287 /14630 |
| Elevation | 9–47 m (30–154 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Frénouville (French pronunciation: [fʁenuvil] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Frénouville-Cagny station has rail connections to Caen and Lisieux.
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Poirier, Le Boulhoullay, La Tourelle and Frénouville.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 741 | — |
| 1975 | 938 | +3.43% |
| 1982 | 1,124 | +2.62% |
| 1990 | 1,266 | +1.50% |
| 1999 | 1,478 | +1.74% |
| 2007 | 1,609 | +1.07% |
| 2012 | 1,867 | +3.02% |
| 2017 | 1,948 | +0.85% |
| 2023 | 2,050 | +0.85% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Transport
Frénouville–Cagny station is a train station on the Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway line.[5]
Notable people
- Louise Boitard (1907 – 2001), also known as Jeanine Boitard and Jeanine Gille, was a member of the French Resistance during the Second World War and is buried here.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Frénouville · 14630, France". Frénouville · 14630, France.
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ^ "Ligne de Paris à Cherbourg". archives.calvados.fr.
- ^ "Jeanine Boitard : un square à son nom". actu.fr. 10 June 2015.
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