Bourguébus
Commune in Normandy, France
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Bourguébus (French pronunciation: [buʁɡeby]) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Bourguébus | |
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 Town hall | |
 Location of Bourguébus | |
  Bourguébus Location within France  Bourguébus Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 49°07′20″N 0°17′47″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Évrecy |
| Intercommunality | CU Caen la Mer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Sébastien François[1] |
Area 1 | 5.52 km2 (2.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,613 |
| • Density | 473/km2 (1,230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14092 /14540 |
| Elevation | 40–73 m (131–240 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Hogue and Bourguébus.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 342 | — |
| 1975 | 616 | +8.77% |
| 1982 | 650 | +0.77% |
| 1990 | 663 | +0.25% |
| 1999 | 1,074 | +5.51% |
| 2007 | 1,312 | +2.53% |
| 2012 | 1,520 | +2.99% |
| 2017 | 2,016 | +5.81% |
| 2023 | 2,613 | +4.42% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Notable people
- Amandine Petit - (born 1997) is a model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss France 2021 and was raised in this commune.[5]
