Frénouville
Commune in Normandy, France
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Frénouville (French pronunciation: [fʁenuvil] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Frénouville-Cagny station has rail connections to Caen and Lisieux.
Frénouville | |
|---|---|
 The town hall in Frénouville | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Frénouville | |
  Frénouville  Frénouville | |
| Coordinates: 49°08′16″N 0°14′35″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Troarn |
| Intercommunality | CC Val ès Dunes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Porquet[1] |
Area 1 | 6.45 km2 (2.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,050 |
| • Density | 318/km2 (823/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14287 /14630 |
| Elevation | 9–47 m (30–154 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 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, Le Poirier, Le Boulhoullay, La Tourelle and Frénouville.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 741 | — |
| 1975 | 938 | +3.43% |
| 1982 | 1,124 | +2.62% |
| 1990 | 1,266 | +1.50% |
| 1999 | 1,478 | +1.74% |
| 2007 | 1,609 | +1.07% |
| 2012 | 1,867 | +3.02% |
| 2017 | 1,948 | +0.85% |
| 2023 | 2,050 | +0.85% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Transport
Frénouville–Cagny station is a train station on the Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway line.[5]
Notable people
- Louise Boitard (1907 – 2001), also known as Jeanine Boitard and Jeanine Gille, was a member of the French Resistance during the Second World War and is buried here.[6]
