Esson, Calvados
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Esson | |
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 The church in Esson | |
 Location of Esson | |
  Esson  Esson | |
| Coordinates: 48°57′54″N 0°27′13″W / 48.965°N 0.4536°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Le Hom |
| Intercommunality | Cingal-Suisse Normande |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilles Pitel[1] |
Area 1 | 8.86 km2 (3.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 576 |
| • Density | 65.0/km2 (168/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14251 /14220 |
| Elevation | 24–187 m (79–614 ft) (avg. 168 m or 551 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Esson (French pronunciation: [ɛsɔ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
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, Le Haut Breuil and Esson.[4]
The river Orne plus three streams, La Vallee des Vaux, The Pont de Combray and The Traspy, flow through the commune.
Neighbouring communes[4] | |
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