Potigny
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| Coordinates: 48°58′19″N 0°14′48″W / 48.9719°N 0.2467°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Falaise |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Falaise |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gérard Kepa[1] |
Area 1 | 4.26 km2 (1.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,089 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14516 /14420 |
| Elevation | 125–206 m (410–676 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Potigny (French pronunciation: [pɔtiɲi] ⓘ) 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, La Brèche au Diable and Potigny.[3]
The river Laizon is the only watercourse that flows through the commune.[4]
Population
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Points of Interest
- La Brèche au Diable known in English as the Devil's Breach is a set of two rocky outcrops over looking the Laizon river.[7] It is shared with the neighbouring commune of Soumont-Saint-Quentin.[8]
National Heritage sites
- Église Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire de Potigny a thirteenth centaury church that was listed as a Monument historique in 1930.[9]
Notable people
- Maurice De Muer - (1921 - 2012) a professional cyclist and cycling team manager was born here.[10]
Twin towns – sister cities
Potigny is twinned with:
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 "Potigny · 14420, France". Potigny · 14420, France.
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Laizon (I1430600)".
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Potigny, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ^ "Sentier nature de la Brèche au Diable à".
- ^ "Randonnée légendaire à la brèche au Diable près de Caen". www.decathlon-outdoor.com.
- ^ "Eglise à Potigny - PA00111623". Monumentum.
- ^ "L'Équipe - L'actualité du sport en continu". L'Équipe.
- ^ "Potigny : la commune tisse 25 ans d'amitié avec Banwell". actu.fr. 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Jumelage Potigny-Jutrosin : 30 ans d'enrichissement collectif". Ouest-France. Ouest-France. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
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