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Urville, Calvados

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Urville
Commune
A general view of Urville
A general view of Urville
Map
Location of Urville
Urville is located in France
Urville
Urville
Location within France
Urville is located in Normandy
Urville
Urville
Location within Normandy
Coordinates: 49°01′35″N 0°17′46″W / 49.0264°N 0.2961°W / 49.0264; -0.2961
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementCaen
CantonLe Hom
IntercommunalityCingal-Suisse Normande
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick Morel[1]
Area
1
6.02 km2 (2.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
779
 • Density129/km2 (335/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14719 /14190
Elevation66–136 m (217–446 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Urville (French pronunciation: [yʁvil] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department and Normandy region of north-western France.

Iron mining was an important industry in the village until 1989.[3] The village was at the head of a mineral railway linking the iron mines to the SMN steel mills.[3]

Geography

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The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Moinerie and Urville.[4]

The river Laize, a tributary to the Orne, flows through the commune.[5]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 484—    
1975 501+0.49%
1982 543+1.16%
1990 519−0.56%
1999 478−0.91%
2007 457−0.56%
2012 559+4.11%
2017 671+3.72%
2023 779+2.52%
Source: INSEE[6]

Points of Interest

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Cimetière Polonais

Cimetière Militaire Polonais de Urville - Polish war cemetery paying tribute to the soldiers killed in the Battle of Hill 262 during World War II.[7][8]

National Heritage sites

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The Commune has two buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique[9]

  • Eglise d'Urville seventeenth century church listed as a monument in 2022.[10]
  • Manor House a fourteenth century Manor house listed as a monument in 1929.[11]

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 de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 "fleurysien.com".
  4. 1 2 "Urville · France". Urville · France.
  5. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Laize (I25-0400)". Sandre. SandreI25-0400.
  6. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  7. ↑ Radouan Kourak (5 June 2025). "Landing: Two ministers in Normandy this Thursday for a tribute and a convention on memorial tourism". Entrevue.fr. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "Cimetière Militaire Polonais - URVILLE".
  9. ↑ "Les Monuments Historiques en Calvados - 14". monumentum.fr.
  10. ↑ "Eglise à Urville - PA00111770". Monumentum.
  11. ↑ "Manoir à Urville - PA00111771". Monumentum.