Saint-Martin-de-May
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Saint-Martin-de-May | |
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 A general view of May-sur-Orne | |
 Location of Saint-Martin-de-May | |
  Saint-Martin-de-May  Saint-Martin-de-May | |
| Coordinates: 49°06′03″N 0°22′21″W / 49.1008°N 0.3725°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Évrecy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2025–2026) | Jean-Luc Mottais[1] |
Area 1 | 14.21 km2 (5.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 4,529 |
| • Density | 318.7/km2 (825.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14408 /14320 |
| Elevation | 5–87 m (16–285 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Martin-de-May is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It was formed on 1 January 2025, with the merger of May-sur-Orne and Saint-Martin-de-Fontenay.[3]
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Verrières, Saint-Martin-de-Fontenay and May-sur-Orne.[4]
Two rivers, the Orne and the Laize flow through the commune.[5][6]
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Population
Population data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,980 | — |
| 1975 | 2,559 | +3.73% |
| 1982 | 2,763 | +1.10% |
| 1990 | 3,519 | +3.07% |
| 1999 | 3,597 | +0.24% |
| 2007 | 4,077 | +1.58% |
| 2012 | 4,367 | +1.38% |
| 2017 | 4,520 | +0.69% |
| 2023 | 4,529 | +0.03% |
| Source: INSEE[7] | ||
Points of Interest
National Heritage sites
- Eglise paroissiale Saint-Firmin the church was built in 1960 and listed as a monument in 2010.[8]
Notable people
- Vivien de Saint-Martin - (1802 – 1896) a 19th-century geographer was born here in Saint-Martin-de-Fontenay.[9]
- Arlette Ben Hamo - (born 1930) is a former track and field athlete who competed in the women's pentathlon, was born here in Saint-Martin-de-Fontenay.[10]
- Pascal Mahé - (born 1963) is a former handball player and current coach, who was born in May-sur-Orne.[11]
