Colombelles
Commune in Normandy, France
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Colombelles (French pronunciation: [kɔlɔ̃bɛl] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
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 Norman tower | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Colombelles | |
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| Coordinates: 49°12′18″N 0°17′46″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Hérouville-Saint-Clair |
| Intercommunality | CU Caen la Mer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marc Pottier[1] |
Area 1 | 7.14 km2 (2.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 7,243 |
| • Density | 1,010/km2 (2,630/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14167 /14460 |
| Elevation | 2–49 m (6.6–160.8 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is located on the Canal de Caen à la Mer.
Population
The population of this sleepy little village mushroomed after August Thyssen bought some land in 1909 and established a steel mill there.
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International relations
Colombelles is twinned with Fremington, Devon (UK) since 1983 and with Steinheim am Albuch (Baden-Württemberg, Germany) since 1986 (see that article in German).
