Culey-le-Patry
Commune in Normandy, France
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Culey-le-Patry (French pronunciation: [kylɛ lə patʁi] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Culey-le-Patry | |
|---|---|
 La Belle Roche menhir | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Culey-le-Patry | |
  Culey-le-Patry Location within France  Culey-le-Patry Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°57′07″N 0°31′46″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Le Hom |
| Intercommunality | Cingal-Suisse Normande |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Christine Danlos[1] |
Area 1 | 7.81 km2 (3.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 384 |
| • Density | 49.2/km2 (127/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14211 /14220 |
| Elevation | 27–277 m (89–909 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 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 part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[3]
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Tuaudière, Mélogis, Meslier, La Vigne, Carcanet, La Trufaudière, La Cour, Le Pont, Les Caumettes and Culey-le-Patry.[4]
The river Orne plus two streams La Vignonniere and The Herbion are the three watercourses that flow through the commune.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 313 | — |
| 1975 | 293 | −0.94% |
| 1982 | 314 | +0.99% |
| 1990 | 300 | −0.57% |
| 1999 | 319 | +0.68% |
| 2007 | 335 | +0.61% |
| 2012 | 349 | +0.82% |
| 2017 | 357 | +0.45% |
| 2023 | 384 | +1.22% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Points of interest
National heritage sites
- La Belle Roche a Neolithic Menhir registered as a Monument historique in 1954.[6]
