Potigny
| Potigny | |
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Miners' houses | |
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Location within Lower Normandy region  Potigny | |
| Coordinates: 48°58′19″N 0°14′48″W / 48.9719°N 0.2467°WCoordinates: 48°58′19″N 0°14′48″W / 48.9719°N 0.2467°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Falaise-Nord |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Falaise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Marie Gasnier |
| Area1 | 4.26 km2 (1.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,750 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14516 / 14420 |
| Elevation | 125–206 m (410–676 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. | |
Potigny is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1896 | 271 | — |
| 1901 | 239 | −11.8% |
| 1906 | 223 | −6.7% |
| 1911 | 451 | +102.2% |
| 1921 | 1,473 | +226.6% |
| 1926 | 1,731 | +17.5% |
| 1931 | 2,712 | +56.7% |
| 1936 | 2,420 | −10.8% |
| 1946 | 2,374 | −1.9% |
| 1954 | 2,694 | +13.5% |
| 1962 | 2,926 | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 2,720 | −7.0% |
| 1975 | 2,408 | −11.5% |
| 1982 | 2,155 | −10.5% |
| 1990 | 1,787 | −17.1% |
| 1999 | 1,703 | −4.7% |
| 2008 | 1,750 | +2.8% |
International relations
Potigny is twinned with the village of Banwell in Somerset.
See also
References
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