Cresserons
| Cresserons | |
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  Cresserons | |
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Location within Lower Normandy region  Cresserons | |
| Coordinates: 49°17′19″N 0°21′12″W / 49.2886°N 0.3533°WCoordinates: 49°17′19″N 0°21′12″W / 49.2886°N 0.3533°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Douvres-la-Délivrande |
| Intercommunality | Cœur de Nacre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Patrick Lhermine |
| Area1 | 3.59 km2 (1.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,231 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14197 / 14440 |
| Elevation |
17–59 m (56–194 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 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. | |
Cresserons is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.
Cresserons is located just south of the beaches of Normandy. During the Battle of Normandy in World War II, British troops arrived there and a battle was fought on 7 June 1944.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 578 | — |
| 1800 | 428 | −26.0% |
| 1806 | 614 | +43.5% |
| 1821 | 630 | +2.6% |
| 1831 | 641 | +1.7% |
| 1836 | 655 | +2.2% |
| 1841 | 605 | −7.6% |
| 1846 | 617 | +2.0% |
| 1851 | 624 | +1.1% |
| 1856 | 641 | +2.7% |
| 1861 | 628 | −2.0% |
| 1866 | 601 | −4.3% |
| 1872 | 566 | −5.8% |
| 1876 | 531 | −6.2% |
| 1881 | 503 | −5.3% |
| 1886 | 500 | −0.6% |
| 1891 | 482 | −3.6% |
| 1896 | 450 | −6.6% |
| 1901 | 450 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 470 | +4.4% |
| 1911 | 420 | −10.6% |
| 1921 | 357 | −15.0% |
| 1926 | 347 | −2.8% |
| 1931 | 310 | −10.7% |
| 1936 | 365 | +17.7% |
| 1946 | 373 | +2.2% |
| 1954 | 420 | +12.6% |
| 1962 | 405 | −3.6% |
| 1968 | 393 | −3.0% |
| 1975 | 435 | +10.7% |
| 1982 | 785 | +80.5% |
| 1990 | 953 | +21.4% |
| 1999 | 1,202 | +26.1% |
| 2008 | 1,231 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 1,231 | +0.0% |
See also
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