Souleuvre en Bocage

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Souleuvre en Bocage (French pronunciation: [sulœvʁ ɑ̃ bɔkaʒ], literally Souleuvre in Bocage) is a commune in the department of Calvados, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Beaulieu, Le Bény-Bocage (the seat), Bures-les-Monts, Campeaux, Carville, Étouvy, La Ferrière-Harang, La Graverie, Malloué, Montamy, Mont-Bertrand, Montchauvet, Le Reculey, Saint-Denis-Maisoncelles, Sainte-Marie-Laumont, Saint-Martin-des-Besaces, Saint-Martin-Don, Saint-Ouen-des-Besaces, Saint-Pierre-Tarentaine and Le Tourneur.[2]

Souleuvre en Bocage
The church in Sainte-Marie-Laumont
The church in Sainte-Marie-Laumont
Location of Souleuvre en Bocage
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Souleuvre en Bocage is located in France
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Souleuvre en Bocage is located in Normandy
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Coordinates: 48°56′17″N 0°50′31″W / 48.938°N 0.842°W / 48.938; -0.842
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementVire
CantonCondé-en-Normandie
IntercommunalityIntercom de la Vire au Noireau
Area
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187.28 km2 (72.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
8,745
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14061 /14350
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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The Commune along with another nine communes shares part of a 5,729 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Bassin de la Druance.[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 7,396—    
1975 6,763−1.27%
1982 6,763+0.00%
1990 7,030+0.49%
1999 7,488+0.70%
2007 8,069+0.94%
2012 8,593+1.27%
2017 8,839+0.57%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 1 December 2015 (in French)
  3. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500118 - Bassin de la Druance - Description".
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE