Grainville-sur-Odon
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The town hall in Grainville-sur-Odon | |
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| Coordinates: 49°08′20″N 0°31′42″W / 49.1389°N 0.5283°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Évrecy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Emmanuel Maurice[1] |
Area 1 | 5.26 km2 (2.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,105 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (544/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14311 /14210 |
| Elevation | 46–119 m (151–390 ft) (avg. 115 m or 377 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Grainville-sur-Odon (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɛ̃vil syʁ ɔdɔ̃] ⓘ, literally Grainville on Odon) 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, Belleval, Grainville-sur-Odon, Le Valtru and Cayer.[3]
The river Odon flows through the commune.[4] In addition a stream the Ruisseau de Sabley traverses the commune.[5]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 229 | — |
| 1968 | 226 | −1.3% |
| 1975 | 281 | +24.3% |
| 1982 | 674 | +139.9% |
| 1990 | 779 | +15.6% |
| 1999 | 967 | +24.1% |
| 2008 | 1,007 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 1,008 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,017 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1,050 | +3.2% |
Twin towns – sister cities
Grainville-sur-Odon is twinned with:[6]
- Unterpleichfeld, Germany since 1993 - Shared with two other communes Thue et Mue & Saint-Manvieu-Norrey
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 "Grainville-sur-Odon · France". Grainville-sur-Odon · France.
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Odon (I26-0400)".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de Sabley (I2649000)".
- ^ "On prépare les 20 ans du jumelage avec Unterpleichfeld". Ouest-France (in French). Ouest-France. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
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