Terres de Druance
Terres de Druance | |
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 The church in Lassy | |
Location of Terres de Druance  | |
  Terres de Druance  Terres de Druance | |
| Coordinates: 48°54′54″N 0°40′37″W / 48.915°N 0.677°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Vire |
| Canton | Condé-en-Normandie |
| Intercommunality | Intercom de la Vire au Noireau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean Turmel[1] |
Area 1 | 37.19 km2 (14.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 895 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14357 /14770 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Terres de Druance (French pronunciation: [tɛʁ də dʁyɑ̃s]) 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 Lassy (the seat), Saint-Jean-le-Blanc and Saint-Vigor-des-Mézerets.[3]
Geography
[edit]The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[4]
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Saint-Jean-le-Blanc, La Moissonnière, Gournay, Terres de Druance and Saint-Vigor-des-Mézerets.[5]
The Commune along with another nine communes shares part of a 5,729 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Bassin de la Druance.[6]
The River Druance and four streams, The Pres Carreaux, The Parcs, The Vaux plus the Cresme are the five watercourses flowing through the commune.[7][8][9][10]
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Points of Interest
[edit]National heritage sites
[edit]Eglise Saint-Vigor de Saint-Vigor-des-Mézerets is a fifteenth century Church that was classed as a Monument historique in 1928.[11]
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 2 December 2016 (in French)
- ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Terres de Druance · 14770, France". Terres de Druance · 14770, France.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500118 - Bassin de la Druance - Description".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - la Druance (I24-0420)".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau des Vaux (I2427000)".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de Cresme (I2429000)".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau des Parcs (I2421100)".
- ^ "Eglise à Terres de Druance - PA00111724 - Monumentum". monumentum.fr.
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