Fontaine-Étoupefour
Commune in Normandy, France
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Fontaine-Étoupefour (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tɛn etupfuʁ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Fontaine-Étoupefour | |
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 St. Pierre Church | |
 Location of Fontaine-Étoupefour | |
  Fontaine-Étoupefour Location within France  Fontaine-Étoupefour Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 49°08′49″N 0°27′10″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Évrecy |
| Intercommunality | Vallées de l'Orne et de l'Odon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Énault[1] |
Area 1 | 5.08 km2 (1.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,810 |
| • Density | 553/km2 (1,430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14274 /14790 |
| Elevation | 19–111 m (62–364 ft) (avg. 32 m or 105 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Population
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Points of interest
- Hill 112 Memorial site - is built in recognition of the 10,000 men who lost their lives in the 10 week battle for this strategically important hill as part of Operation Epsom and Operation Jupiter (1944).[7][8] The memorial is shared across 3 communes whose borders all meet near the top of the hill, so in addition to Fontaine-Étoupefour, there is Esquay-Notre-Dame and Vieux.[9][10][11] The memorial features a restored A22 Churchill Mk VII tank a 25-pounder Gun and 112 trees planted to form a cross.[12]
National Heritage Sites
The commune has two sites listed as a Monument historique.[13]
