Perrières

Perrières
Commune
Perrières

Coordinates: 48°57′36″N 0°08′06″W / 48.96°N 0.135°W / 48.96; -0.135Coordinates: 48°57′36″N 0°08′06″W / 48.96°N 0.135°W / 48.96; -0.135
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Caen
Canton Falaise
Intercommunality Pays de Falaise
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Danièle Blandin
Area1 8.17 km2 (3.15 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 276
  Density 34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 14497 /14170
Elevation 42–136 m (138–446 ft)
(avg. 74 m or 243 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.

Perrières is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

History

Around 1075, the Lord of Courcy founded a priory under the protection of the Marmoutier Abbey close to Tours.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962434    
1968378−12.9%
1975308−18.5%
1982269−12.7%
1990254−5.6%
1999252−0.8%
2008276+9.5%

See also

References

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