Saint-Aubin-des-Bois, Calvados
| Saint-Aubin-des-Bois | |
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  Saint-Aubin-des-Bois | |
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Location within Lower Normandy region  Saint-Aubin-des-Bois | |
| Coordinates: 48°49′48″N 1°07′38″W / 48.83°N 1.1272°WCoordinates: 48°49′48″N 1°07′38″W / 48.83°N 1.1272°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Vire |
| Canton | Saint-Sever-Calvados |
| Intercommunality | Séverine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Roger Gondouin |
| Area1 | 8.26 km2 (3.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 230 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (72/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14559 / 14380 |
| Elevation |
129–218 m (423–715 ft) (avg. 172 m or 564 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. | |
Saint-Aubin-des-Bois is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| 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.
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