Le Mesnil-Patry
 | You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in French. (December 2008) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Le Mesnil-Patry | |
|---|---|
Part of Thue et Mue | |
 | |
Location of Le Mesnil-Patry  | |
  Le Mesnil-Patry  Le Mesnil-Patry | |
| Coordinates: 49°11′45″N 0°32′37″W / 49.1958°N 0.5436°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Thue et Mue |
| Commune | Thue et Mue |
| Area 1 | 3.51 km2 (1.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 325 |
| • Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 14740 |
| Elevation | 69–97 m (226–318 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Le Mesnil-Patry (French pronunciation: [lə menil patʁi] ) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Thue et Mue.[2]
History
[edit]World War II
[edit]On 11 June 1944 the Battle of Le Mesnil-Patry was fought to the east of the town, involving units of the 12th SS Panzer Division, 3rd Canadian Infantry Division and 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 107 | — |
| 1968 | 116 | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 122 | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 102 | −16.4% |
| 1990 | 160 | +56.9% |
| 1999 | 217 | +35.6% |
| 2008 | 284 | +30.9% |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 8 September 2016 (in French)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Le Mesnil-Patry.
| Authority control databases: National |
|---|
 | This Calvados geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |