Sallenelles
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Sallenelles | |
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 Orne estuary | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Sallenelles  | |
  Sallenelles  Sallenelles | |
| Coordinates: 49°15′50″N 0°13′41″W / 49.2639°N 0.2281°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Lisieux |
| Canton | Cabourg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Lemarchand[1] |
Area 1 | 1.25 km2 (0.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 293 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14665 /14121 |
| Elevation | 0–40 m (0–131 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sallenelles (French pronunciation: [salnɛl]) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 257 | — |
| 1968 | 306 | 19.1% |
| 1975 | 314 | 2.6% |
| 1982 | 290 | −7.6% |
| 1990 | 240 | −17.2% |
| 1999 | 293 | 22.1% |
| 2008 | 272 | −7.2% |
Tourism
[edit]Most visitors to Sallenelles come to see the Orne estuary, to walk, cycle, or hunt the local water-fowl, or the Maison de la Nature, a permanent exhibition on the local ecosystem. World War II veterans come to see the memorial to the Belgian Brigade Piron which liberated the village in 1944.
Transportation
[edit]Sallenelles is on the D514 between Ranville and Merville-Franceville-Plage. There is also a road to Amfreville. The Bus Verts line 20 has some services that stop at Sallenelles.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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