Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay
Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay | |
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Chapelle de Jalousie | |
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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 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Évrecy |
| Intercommunality | Vallées 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 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (467/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14592 /14210 |
| Elevation | 10–156 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
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 427 | — |
| 1968 | 495 | +15.9% |
| 1975 | 644 | +30.1% |
| 1982 | 927 | +43.9% |
| 1990 | 1,065 | +14.9% |
| 1999 | 1,085 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1,225 | +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
- ^ "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 c "Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay · 14210, France". Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay · 14210, France.
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Orne (I2--0200)".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Guigne (I2549000)".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de la Planquette (I2538000)".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de Flagy (I2537000)".
- ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
- ^ "Associations et clubs – Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay".
- ^ "Le comité de jumelage anglais fête son 40e anniversaire". Ouest-France. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2025.