Ussy
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The church in Ussy | |
Location of Ussy | |
Ussy Ussy | |
| Coordinates: 48°56′53″N 0°16′55″W / 48.9481°N 0.2819°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Falaise |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Falaise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Eric Delile[1] |
Area 1 | 8.68 km2 (3.35 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 869 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (259/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14720 /14420 |
| Elevation | 124–200 m (407–656 ft) (avg. 178 m or 584 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Ussy (French pronunciation: [ysi] ⓘ) 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 Chesnaie, Le Marais, Ussy, La Baronnie, Le Haut du Pôt and Le Pôt.[3]
The river Laizon flows through the commune.[4] in addition three streams also flow through the commune, the Grand Etang, the Moussaye and the Leffard.[5][6]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 677 | — |
| 1975 | 638 | −0.84% |
| 1982 | 627 | −0.25% |
| 1990 | 717 | +1.69% |
| 1999 | 755 | +0.58% |
| 2009 | 847 | +1.16% |
| 2014 | 872 | +0.58% |
| 2020 | 852 | −0.39% |
| Source: INSEE[7] | ||
Points of Interest
National Heritage sites
The Commune has three buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique[8]
- Église Saint-Martin a thirteenth centaury church that was listed as a monument in 1913.[9]
- La Pierre du Pot a Neolithic Menhir and was listed in 1945.[10]
- Pierre de la Hoberie a Neolithic Menhir and was listed in 1945.[11]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Ussy · 14420, France". Ussy · 14420, France.
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Laizon (I1430600)".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Leffard (I2566000)".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de la Moussaye (I1431000)".
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Les Monuments Historiques en Calvados - 14". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Eglise à Ussy - PA00111772". Monumentum.
- ^ "Menhir dit La Pierre du Pot à Ussy - PA00111774". Monumentum.
- ^ "Menhir dit Pierre de la Hoberie à Ussy - PA00111773". Monumentum.
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