La Cambe is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France with a population of 548.[3]
La Cambe | |
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 Church of La Cambe seen from above | |
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Location of La Cambe  | |
  La Cambe  La Cambe | |
| Coordinates: 49°20′38″N 1°00′15″W / 49.3439°N 1.0042°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux |
| Canton | Trévières |
| Intercommunality | CC Isigny-Omaha Intercom |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Lenice[1] |
Area 1 | 11.17 km2 (4.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 550 |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14124 /14230 |
| Elevation | 0–39 m (0–128 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editLa Cambe is a Calvados commune located in the Bessin, more specifically, in the Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin natural regional park. It is located 7.5 km away from Isigny-sur-Mer and 23 km away from Bayeux. La Cambe is located along the national road N13 that connects Cherbourg and Paris.
Land Use
editAccording to the European database of biophysical occupation, La Cambe's territory is split into four sections. It is made up of 60.9% agricultural land, 30.8% forest, 4.7% urban land and 3.6% heterogenous agricultural zones.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Chiffres de population de la France", Wikipédia (in French), 8 April 2023, retrieved 27 April 2023
- ^ "CORINE Land Cover | Données et études statistiques". www.statistiques.developpement-durable.gouv.fr. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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