Condé-sur-Noireau
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| Condé-sur-Noireau | ||
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  Condé-sur-Noireau | ||
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Location within Lower Normandy region  Condé-sur-Noireau | ||
| Coordinates: 48°51′N 0°33′W / 48.85°N 0.55°WCoordinates: 48°51′N 0°33′W / 48.85°N 0.55°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Lower Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Vire | |
| Canton | Condé-sur-Noireau | |
| Intercommunality | Condé | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Pascal Allizard | |
| Area | ||
| • Land1 | 12.53 km2 (4.84 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008) | ||
| • Population2 | 5,611 | |
| • Population2 Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14174 / 14110 | |
| Elevation |
72–173 m (236–568 ft) (avg. 84 m or 276 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Condé-sur-Noireau is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France. 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 Francois de Surienne launched an attack on Fougeres in Brittany, which triggered the invasion of English Normandy by Charles VII of France, and the end of the Hundred Years' War.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 4,327 | — |
| 1800 | 3,700 | −14.5% |
| 1806 | 3,925 | +6.1% |
| 1821 | 5,436 | +38.5% |
| 1831 | 5,562 | +2.3% |
| 1836 | 6,449 | +15.9% |
| 1841 | 5,976 | −7.3% |
| 1846 | 6,355 | +6.3% |
| 1851 | 6,368 | +0.2% |
| 1856 | 6,969 | +9.4% |
| 1861 | 7,234 | +3.8% |
| 1866 | 6,643 | −8.2% |
| 1872 | 6,871 | +3.4% |
| 1876 | 7,350 | +7.0% |
| 1881 | 7,279 | −1.0% |
| 1886 | 7,252 | −0.4% |
| 1891 | 6,764 | −6.7% |
| 1896 | 6,663 | −1.5% |
| 1901 | 6,591 | −1.1% |
| 1906 | 6,247 | −5.2% |
| 1911 | 5,604 | −10.3% |
| 1921 | 5,357 | −4.4% |
| 1926 | 4,937 | −7.8% |
| 1931 | 4,852 | −1.7% |
| 1936 | 4,800 | −1.1% |
| 1946 | 3,358 | −30.0% |
| 1954 | 4,277 | +27.4% |
| 1962 | 6,231 | +45.7% |
| 1968 | 6,568 | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 7,287 | +10.9% |
| 1982 | 7,098 | −2.6% |
| 1990 | 6,309 | −11.1% |
| 1999 | 5,820 | −7.8% |
| 2008 | 5,611 | −3.6% |
International relations
The commune is twinned with:
- Ross-on-Wye, UK since 1978.
- Poggio Rusco,Italy since 2000.
See also
- Condé sur Ifs
- Condé sur Seulles
- Communes of the Calvados department
References
- Stephen Cooper, The Real Falstaff, Sir John Fastolf and the Hundred Years War, (Pen & Sword, 2010)
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