Sassy, Calvados
Commune in Normandy, France
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Sassy (French pronunciation: [sasi] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
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 The church in Sassy | |
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 Location of Sassy | |
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| Coordinates: 48°59′07″N 0°08′16″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Falaise |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Falaise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Varin[1] |
Area 1 | 9.56 km2 (3.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 217 |
| • Density | 22.7/km2 (58.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14669 /14170 |
| Elevation | 51–104 m (167–341 ft) (avg. 68 m or 223 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
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 233 | — |
| 1968 | 248 | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 219 | −11.7% |
| 1982 | 213 | −2.7% |
| 1990 | 194 | −8.9% |
| 1999 | 184 | −5.2% |
| 2008 | 190 | +3.3% |
Points of Interest
National heritage sites
The commune has two sites listed as a Monument historique.[4]
- Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais - a twelfth century church, whose seigneurial chapel was built by Jean de Vauquelin it was listed as a monument in 1928.[5]
- Châtelet Farm - a sixteenth and seventeenth century farm that was built by Jean Vauquelin de la Fresnaye, and then by his son Nicolas Vauquelin des Yveteaux it was listed as a monument in 1932.[6]
