Condé-sur-Noireau | |
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Part of Condé-en-Normandie | |
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| Coordinates: 48°51′N 0°33′W / 48.85°N 0.55°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Vire |
| Canton | Condé-en-Normandie |
| Commune | Condé-en-Normandie |
| Area 1 | 12.53 km2 (4.84 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 4,488 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 14110 |
| Elevation | 72–173 m (236–568 ft) (avg. 84 m or 276 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Condé-sur-Noireau (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃de syʁ nwaʁo] ⓘ) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Condé-en-Normandie.[2] It is situated on the Noireau River. In the fifteenth century, the town was occupied by the English, and belonged to Sir John Fastolf of Caister Castle in Norfolk (1380-1459). It was from here that the Spanish mercenary François de Surienne launched an attack on Fougères in Brittany, which triggered the invasion of English Normandy by Charles VII of France, and the end of the Hundred Years' War.
The former commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[3]
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International relations
The commune is twinned with:
- Ross-on-Wye, UK since 1978.[4]
- Poggio Rusco, Italy since 2000.
See also
References
- ↑ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 1 December 2015 (in French)
- ↑ "Map of Suiss Normande" (PDF).
- ↑ "Twinning". Ross-on-Wye Town Council. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- Stephen Cooper, The Real Falstaff, Sir John Fastolf and the Hundred Years War, (Pen & Sword, 2010)
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