Fresney-le-Puceux
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Fresney-le-Puceux | |
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 A general view of Fresney-le-Puceux | |
 Location of Fresney-le-Puceux | |
  Fresney-le-Puceux Location within France  Fresney-le-Puceux Location within Normandy | |
| 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 (2023)[2] | 808 |
| • Density | 83.7/km2 (217/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 2 km stream called the Ruisseau du Val Distrait.[6]
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Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 524 | — |
| 1975 | 534 | +0.27% |
| 1982 | 587 | +1.36% |
| 1990 | 615 | +0.58% |
| 1999 | 657 | +0.74% |
| 2007 | 602 | −1.09% |
| 2012 | 757 | +4.69% |
| 2017 | 822 | +1.66% |
| 2023 | 808 | −0.29% |
| Source: INSEE[7] | ||
Points of Interest
[edit]National Heritage sites
[edit]The Commune has two buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique[8]
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]Fresney-le-Puceux along with Boulon & Saint-Laurent-de-Condel is twinned with:[11]
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 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- 1 2 "Fresney-le-Puceux · 14680, France". Fresney-le-Puceux · 14680, France.
- ↑ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500091 - Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents - Description".
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Laize (I25-0400)". Sandre. SandreI25-0400.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau du Val Distrait (I2586000)". Sandre. SandreI2586000.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ "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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