Fresney-le-Puceux
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| Coordinates: 49°03′49″N 0°22′13″W / 49.0636°N 0.3703°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Le Hom |
| Intercommunality | Cingal-Suisse Normande |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pol Chavaria[1] |
Area 1 | 9.65 km2 (3.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 803 |
| • Density | 83.2/km2 (216/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14290 /14680 |
| Elevation | 20–108 m (66–354 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Fresney-le Puceux (French pronunciation: [fʁɛnɛ lə pysø] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Geography
[edit]The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Pont de Fresney, La Planche à la Housse and Fresney-le-Puceux.[3]
The Commune with another 20 communes shares part of a 2,115 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents.[4]
The River Laize a tributary to the Orne flows through the commune.[5] in addition there is a 2km stream called the Ruisseau du Val Distrait.[6]
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Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 513 | — |
| 1968 | 524 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 534 | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 587 | +9.9% |
| 1990 | 615 | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 657 | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 647 | −1.5% |
Points of Interest
[edit]National Heritage sites
[edit]The Commune has two buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique[7]
- Château à Fresney-le-Puceux sixteenth century chateaux listed as a monument in 1930.[8]
- La Pierre Tournante ou La Pierre du Camp Bérot Menhir a Neolithic Menhir, known by two names, La Pierre Tournante & La Pierre du Camp Bérot listed as a monument in 1956.[9]
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]Fresney-le-Puceux along with Boulon & Saint-Laurent-de-Condel is twinned with:[10]
Dunsford & Doddiscombsleigh, England, United Kingdom
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Fresney-le-Puceux · 14680, France". Fresney-le-Puceux · 14680, France.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500091 - Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents - Description".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Laize (I25-0400)".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau du Val Distrait (I2586000)".
- ^ "Les Monuments Historiques en Calvados - 14". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Château à Fresney-le-Puceux - PA00111356". Monumentum.
- ^ "Menhir dit La Pierre Tournante ou La Pierre du Camp Bérot à Fresney-le-Puceux - PA00111357". Monumentum.
- ^ "Boulon. Jean-Pierre Béchade quitte la présidence du comité de jumelage entre forêts". Ouest-France. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
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