Valambray
Valambray | |
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The road into Airan | |
Location of Valambray | |
Valambray Valambray | |
| Coordinates: 49°06′04″N 0°09′07″W / 49.101°N 0.152°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Troarn |
| Intercommunality | CC Val ès Dunes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrice Martin[1] |
Area 1 | 41.16 km2 (15.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,682 |
| • Density | 40.86/km2 (105.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14005 /14370 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Valambray (French pronunciation: [valɑ̃bʁɛ]) is a commune in the department of Calvados, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Airan (the seat), Billy, Conteville, Fierville-Bray and Poussy-la-Campagne.[3]
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Airan, Valmeray, Conteville, Billy, Poussy-la-Campagne, Bray la Campagne, Cinq Autels and Danneville.[4]
A single watercourse, the Muance river flows through the commune.[5]
Points of Interest
National Heritage sites
The Commune has three buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique[6]
- Église Saint-Germain twelfth century church listed as a monument in 1930.[7]
- Château de Coupigny an eighteenth centaury chateau that was classed as a Monument historique in 1927.[8]
- Moulin à eau a water mill built in 1682 to grind flour that was classed as a Monument historique in 1975.[9]
See also
References
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- ^ "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.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 8 September 2016 (in French)
- ^ a b "Valambray · France". Valambray · France.
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Muance (I14-0400)".
- ^ "Les Monuments Historiques en Calvados - 14". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Eglise Saint-Germain à Valambray - PA00111008". Monumentum.
- ^ "Château de Coupigny à Valambray - PA00111007". Monumentum.
- ^ "Moulin à eau à Valambray - PA00111009". Monumentum.