Fontaine-Henry
| Fontaine-Henry | |
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Chateau | |
  Fontaine-Henry | |
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Location within Lower Normandy region  Fontaine-Henry | |
| Coordinates: 49°16′40″N 0°27′15″W / 49.2778°N 0.4542°WCoordinates: 49°16′40″N 0°27′15″W / 49.2778°N 0.4542°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Creully |
| Intercommunality | Orival |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Philippe Caillère |
| Area1 | 5.81 km2 (2.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 476 |
| • Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14275 / 14610 |
| Elevation |
7–58 m (23–190 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 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. | |
Fontaine-Henry is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northern France.
The commune is known for its chateau, rebuilt in the 15th and 16th centuries on the foundations of an earlier fortress built by Guillaume de Tilly, sieur de Fontaine-Henry, named in honour of his cousin Henry II of England. The château is still lived in by the descendents of its early owners, the comte and comtesse de Olliamson.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 341 | — |
| 1968 | 370 | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 364 | −1.6% |
| 1982 | 348 | −4.4% |
| 1990 | 448 | +28.7% |
| 1999 | 517 | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 476 | −7.9% |
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