Cresserons is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Cresserons
The church in Cresserons
The church in Cresserons
Location of Cresserons
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Cresserons is located in France
Cresserons
Cresserons
Cresserons is located in Normandy
Cresserons
Cresserons
Coordinates: 49°17′19″N 0°21′12″W / 49.2886°N 0.3533°W / 49.2886; -0.3533
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementCaen
CantonCourseulles-sur-Mer
IntercommunalityCœur de Nacre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick Lermine[1]
Area
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3.59 km2 (1.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,088
 • Density300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC 01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC 02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14197 /14440
Elevation17–59 m (56–194 ft)
(avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cresserons is located just south of the beaches of Normandy. During the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War, British troops arrived there and a battle was fought on 7 June 1944.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 393—    
1975 435 1.46%
1982 785 8.80%
1990 953 2.45%
1999 1,202 2.61%
2009 1,210 0.07%
2014 1,184−0.43%
2020 1,099−1.23%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE