Saint-Aubin-des-Bois, Calvados

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Saint-Aubin-des-Bois
Saint-Aubin-des-Bois
Coordinates: 48°49′48″N 1°07′38″W / 48.83°N 1.1272°W / 48.83; -1.1272Coordinates: 48°49′48″N 1°07′38″W / 48.83°N 1.1272°W / 48.83; -1.1272
Country France
Region Lower Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Vire
Canton Saint-Sever-Calvados
Intercommunality Séverine
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Roger Gondouin
Area
 • Land1 8.26 km2 (3.19 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Population2 230
 • Population2 Density 28/km2 (72/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 14559 / 14380
Elevation 129–218 m (423–715 ft)
(avg. 172 m or 564 ft)

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.

Saint-Aubin-des-Bois is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 405—    
1968 351−13.3%
1975 307−12.5%
1982 272−11.4%
1990 230−15.4%
1999 261+13.5%
2008 230−11.9%

Events

Saint-Aubin-des-Bois hosts an annual event each August, attracting over 1500 visitors, with demonstrations of traditional countryside skills, machinery (farm), vehicles and cars from earliest steam driven to 1960's vehicles. It is held on the third Sunday of August each year.

See also

References

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