Thue et Mue
Commune in Normandy, France
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Thue et Mue (French pronunciation: [ty e my], lit. 'Thue and Mue') is a commune in the department of Calvados, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse (the seat), Brouay, Cheux, Le Mesnil-Patry, Putot-en-Bessin and Sainte-Croix-Grand-Tonne.[3]
Thue et Mue | |
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The church in Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse | |
 Location of Thue et Mue | |
  Thue et Mue  Thue et Mue | |
| Coordinates: 49°12′40″N 0°30′50″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Thue et Mue |
| Intercommunality | CU Caen la Mer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Lafont[1] |
Area 1 | 36.82 km2 (14.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 6,182 |
| • Density | 167.9/km2 (434.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14098 /14740 |
| 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, Putot-en-Bessin, L'Ormelaie, Brouay, Cardonville, Le Mesnil-Patry, Thue et Mue, Le Planitre, Le Rouitoir, Cheux, La Rue des Portes and Le Bosq.[4]
Two rivers, the Thue and the Mue flow through the commune.[5][6] In addition a stream the Ruisseau de Sabley traverses the commune.[7]
Population
Population data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,288 | — |
| 1975 | 2,580 | +1.73% |
| 1982 | 3,002 | +2.19% |
| 1990 | 4,063 | +3.86% |
| 1999 | 4,635 | +1.47% |
| 2007 | 4,987 | +0.92% |
| 2012 | 5,263 | +1.08% |
| 2017 | 5,904 | +2.33% |
| 2023 | 6,182 | +0.77% |
| Source: INSEE[8] | ||
Points of interest
National heritage sites
The Commune has seven buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique[9]
- Église Sainte-Croix de Sainte-Croix-Grand-Tonne a church listed as a monument in 1986.[10]
- Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité de Putot-en-Bessin a twelfth century church listed as a monument in 1927.[11]
- Église Saint-Vigor de Cheux a twelfth century church listed as a monument in 1910.[12]
- Église Saint-Germain a church listed as a monument in 1927.[13]
- Cross a seventeenth century cross located in the cemetery of Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité de Putot-en-Bessin.[14]
- Château de Grand Tonne a seventeenth century Manor house, listed as a monument in 1969.[15]
- Château de la Motte an eighteenth century Château, listed as a monument in 1973.[16]
Twin towns – sister cities
Thue et Mue is twinned with:[17][18][19]
Unterpleichfeld, Germany since 1993 - Shared with two other communes Grainville-sur-Odon & Saint-Manvieu-Norrey
Long Bennington, England
