Blainville-sur-Orne

Blainville-sur-Orne
Blainville-sur-Orne
Administration
Country France
Region Lower Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Caen
Canton Ouistreham
Intercommunality Caen la Mer
Mayor Daniel Françoise
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 0–36 m (0–118 ft)
(avg. 25 m/82 ft)
Land area1 7.11 km2 (2.75 sq mi)
Population2 6,002  (2008)
 - Density 844 /km2 (2,190 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 14076/ 14550
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Blainville-sur-Orne is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.

Blainville-sur-Orne is on the west side of the Canal de Caen à la Mer, just south of Bénouville and the famous Pegasus Bridge of D-Day fame. The town is also home to a Renault Trucks (formerly Saviem) manufacturing plant. The plant is across the canal to the southeast, between the canal and the Orne River. Just across the river from the plant is the commune of Colombelles. Directly across the canal from Blainville-sur-Orne is the fourth commercial French port for the importation of exotic wood, generally coming from the Gulf of Guinea. The port also exports cereals that are produced in the area and has a silo capacity of 33,000 tons.

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Geography

Population

Historical population of Blainville-sur-Orne
Year 1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851 1856
Population 210 299 325 382 351 359 353 389 357 362
Year 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896 1901 1906
Population 381 388 351 350 307 297 282 245 235 239
Year 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954 1962 1968 1975
Population 231 960 1189 1206 579 1573 2079 2119 2735 2519
Year 1982 1990 1999 2008
Population 4390 4341 4387 6002

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