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Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau

Coordinates: 48°56′11″N 1°01′22″W / 48.9364°N 1.0228°W / 48.9364; -1.0228
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Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau
The church in Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau
The church in Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau
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Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau is located in France
Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau
Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau
Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau is located in Normandy
Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau
Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau
Coordinates: 48°56′11″N 1°01′22″W / 48.9364°N 1.0228°W / 48.9364; -1.0228
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementVire
CantonVire Normandie
IntercommunalityIntercom de la Vire au Noireau
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Catherine Garnier[1]
Area
1
5.75 km2 (2.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
127
 • Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14619 /14380
Elevation46–192 m (151–630 ft)
(avg. 65 m or 213 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. The name roughly translates as Saint Mary beyond the Water.

It is likely that some of the families who settled in Cheshire after 1066 came from the area. [3]

Geography

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The village is located approximately 1 kilometre east from Pont-Farcy, on the left bank of the river Vire. The village is a collection of farm houses and a church. The overall population is 85 (in 2008), including outlying farms. Other nearby communes include Pont-Bellanger and Beaumesnil. The nearest large towns are Villedieu-les-Poeles and Vire.

The village is located close to the Calvados tourist attraction Grotte de Bion

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962242—    
1968224−7.4%
1975149−33.5%
1982119−20.1%
1990106−10.9%
199981−23.6%
200885+4.9%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae sub Regibus Angliae. Volume 2. (1844)".