Potigny
Commune in Normandy, France
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Potigny (French pronunciation: [pɔtiɲi] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
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| Coordinates: 48°58′19″N 0°14′48″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Falaise |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Falaise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gérard Kepa[1] |
Area 1 | 4.26 km2 (1.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,089 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14516 /14420 |
| Elevation | 125–206 m (410–676 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
- La Brèche au Diable known in English as the Devil's Breach is a set of two rocky outcrops over looking the Laizon river.[7] It is shared with the neighbouring commune of Soumont-Saint-Quentin.[8]
National Heritage sites
- Église Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire de Potigny a thirteenth centaury church that was listed as a Monument historique in 1930.[9]
Notable people
- Maurice De Muer - (1921 - 2012) a professional cyclist and cycling team manager was born here.[10]
