Louvigny, Calvados

Commune in Normandy, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Louvigny (French pronunciation: [luviɲi] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

CountryFrance
Area
1
5.64 km2 (2.18 sq mi)
Population
(2023)[2]
2,612
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Louvigny
A general view of Louvigny
A general view of Louvigny
Coat of arms of Louvigny
Location of Louvigny
Louvigny is located in France
Louvigny
Louvigny
Louvigny is located in Normandy
Louvigny
Louvigny
Coordinates: 49°09′31″N 0°23′27″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementCaen
CantonCaen-5
IntercommunalityCU Caen la Mer
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Patrick Ledoux[1]
Area
1
5.64 km2 (2.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
2,612
  Density463/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14383 /14111
Elevation2–48 m (6.6–157.5 ft)
(avg. 7 m or 23 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Athis and Louvigny.[3]

Two rivers the Orne and one of its tributaries the Odon a flow through the commune.[4][5]

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Points of interest

National Heritage Sites

The commune has three sites listed as a Monument historique.[8]

  • Eglise Saint-Vigor a fourteenth century church listed as monuments in 1927.[9]
  • Château de Louvigny an eighteenth century chateau listed as a monument in 1946.[10]
  • Gate a seventeenth century gate listed as a monument in 1928.[11]

Sport

The commune has a 6 hole golf course since 2011, the Golf Compact de Louvigny.[12][13]

Twin towns – sister cities

Louvigny is twinned with:[14][15][16][17]

Local names

  • Lovigky (Louvignian)
  • Lokilia (Calvado Language)

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