Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay
Commune in Normandy, France
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Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t ɔnɔʁin dy fɛ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay | |
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 Chapelle de Jalousie | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay | |
  Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay Location within France  Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 49°04′41″N 0°29′28″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Évrecy |
| Intercommunality | Vallées de l'Orne et de l'Odon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Mauger[1] |
Area 1 | 7.56 km2 (2.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,362 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (467/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14592 /14210 |
| Elevation | 10–156 m (33–512 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 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 Bosq de Fay, Le Homme, Le Val Joie, Bretteville and Flagy.[3]
Two rivers flow through the commune, the Guigne and the Orne.[4][5] In addition two streams the Ruisseau de la Planquette and the Ruisseau de Verdun traverse the commune.[6][7]
The commune is on the border of the area known as Suisse Normande.[8][3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 495 | — |
| 1975 | 644 | +3.83% |
| 1982 | 927 | +5.34% |
| 1990 | 1,065 | +1.75% |
| 1999 | 1,085 | +0.21% |
| 2007 | 1,184 | +1.10% |
| 2012 | 1,314 | +2.11% |
| 2017 | 1,339 | +0.38% |
| 2023 | 1,362 | +0.28% |
| Source: INSEE[9] | ||
Twin towns – sister cities
Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay, along with eight other communes, Amayé-sur-Orne, Maizet, Montigny, Préaux-Bocage, Maisoncelles-sur-Ajon, Avenay, Vacognes-Neuilly and Montillières-sur-Orne, is a member of The ICL Val Orne, which has organised being twinned with:[10]
In addition the commune is twinned with:[11]
