Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay

Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay
Chapelle de Jalousie
Location of Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay
Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay
Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay
Coordinates: 49°04′41″N 0°29′28″W / 49.0781°N 0.4911°W / 49.0781; -0.4911
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementCaen
CantonÉvrecy
IntercommunalityVallées de l'Orne et de l'Odon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Mauger[1]
Area
1
7.56 km2 (2.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
1,362
 • Density180/km2 (467/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14592 /14210
Elevation10–156 m (33–512 ft)
(avg. 120 m or 390 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t ɔnɔʁin dy fɛ] ) 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 Bosq de Fay, Le Homme, Le Val Joie, Bretteville and Flagy.[3]

Two rivers flow through the commune, the Guigne and the Orne.[4][5] In addition two streams the Ruisseau de la Planquette and the Ruisseau de Verdun traverse the commune.[6][7]

The commune is on the border of the area known as Suisse Normande.[8][3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962427—    
1968495+15.9%
1975644+30.1%
1982927+43.9%
19901,065+14.9%
19991,085+1.9%
20081,225+12.9%

Twin towns – sister cities

Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay, along with eight other communes, Amayé-sur-Orne, Maizet, Montigny, Préaux-Bocage, Maisoncelles-sur-Ajon, Avenay, Vacognes-Neuilly and Montillières-sur-Orne, is a member of The ICL Val Orne, which has organised being twinned with:[9]

In addition the commune is twinned with:[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay · 14210, France". Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay · 14210, France.
  4. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Orne (I2--0200)".
  5. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Guigne (I2549000)".
  6. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de la Planquette (I2538000)".
  7. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de Flagy (I2537000)".
  8. ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
  9. ^ "Associations et clubs – Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay".
  10. ^ "Le comité de jumelage anglais fête son 40e anniversaire". Ouest-France. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2025.