Croisilles
Town hall
Town hall
Location of Croisilles
Croisilles is located in France
Croisilles
Croisilles
Croisilles is located in Normandy
Croisilles
Croisilles
Coordinates: 48°59′54″N 0°26′35″W / 48.9983°N 0.4431°W / 48.9983; -0.4431
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementCaen
CantonLe Hom
IntercommunalityCingal-Suisse Normande
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Élisabeth Mailloux[1]
Area
1
10.23 km2 (3.95 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
647
  Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14207 /14220
Elevation16–182 m (52–597 ft)
(avg. 27 m or 89 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Croisilles (French pronunciation: [kʁwazij] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

The mother of explorer Dumont D'Urville was born in Croisilles. He named an inlet of New Zealand's coast Croisilles Harbour after the village.[3]

The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[4]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962303    
1968279−7.9%
1975318+14.0%
1982324+1.9%
1990393+21.3%
1999404+2.8%
2009488+20.8%

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Reed, A.W., (1975) Place Names of New Zealand. Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed. p.94.
  4. "Map of Suiss Normande" (PDF).


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