Souleuvre en Bocage facts for kids
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Souleuvre en Bocage
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The church in Sainte-Marie-Laumont
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Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Calvados |
Arrondissement | Vire |
Canton | Condé-en-Normandie |
Intercommunality | Intercom de la Vire au Noireau |
Area
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187.28 km2 (72.31 sq mi) |
Population
(2021)
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8,745 |
• Density | 46.695/km2 (120.939/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
14061 /14350
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Souleuvre en Bocage (French pronunciation: [sulœvʁ ɑ̃ bɔkaʒ], literally Souleuvre in Bocage) is a commune in the department of Calvados, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Beaulieu, Le Bény-Bocage (the seat), Bures-les-Monts, Campeaux, Carville, Étouvy, La Ferrière-Harang, La Graverie, Malloué, Montamy, Mont-Bertrand, Montchauvet, Le Reculey, Saint-Denis-Maisoncelles, Sainte-Marie-Laumont, Saint-Martin-des-Besaces, Saint-Martin-Don, Saint-Ouen-des-Besaces, Saint-Pierre-Tarentaine and Le Tourneur.
Geography
The Commune along with another nine communes shares part of a 5,729 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Bassin de la Druance.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
1968 | 7,396 | — |
1975 | 6,763 | −1.27% |
1982 | 6,763 | +0.00% |
1990 | 7,030 | +0.49% |
1999 | 7,488 | +0.70% |
2007 | 8,069 | +0.94% |
2012 | 8,593 | +1.27% |
2017 | 8,839 | +0.57% |
Source: INSEE |
See also
In Spanish: Souleuvre-en-Bocage para niños