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Bretteville-sur-Laize
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Bretteville-sur-Laize () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
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Bretteville-sur-Laize is a commune in France, situated within the Calvados department and the arrondissement of Caen. It serves as the capital of the canton of Bretteville-sur-Laize and is associated with the electoral district of Le Hom. The town is named after the Laize and has a postal code of 14680. Its administrative territory shares borders with Barbery, Boulon, Cintheaux, and Fresney-le-Puceux.
The commune covers an area of 9.68 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 1,915 residents and another citing 1,572. Demographic data indicates a male population of 875 and a female population of 1,001. Elevation above sea level is recorded at 130 meters in one dataset, while other sources list elevations of 71 and 57 meters. The location is in the Europe/Paris timezone.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bretteville-sur-Laize
- Region
- Normandie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,572
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Bretteville-sur-Laize
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Breteville-sur-Laize Quilly.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The church in Bretteville-sur-Laize
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Bretteville-sur-Laize (Calvados).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Caen
- French commune.canton
- Le Hom
- French commune.INSEE
- 14100
- French commune.postal code
- 14680
- French commune.mayor
- Bruno François
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Cingal-Suisse Normande
- French commune.elevation m
- 54
- French commune.elevation min m
- 38
- French commune.elevation max m
- 130
- French commune.area km2
- 9.68
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Named after
- Laize
- Official name
- Bretteville-sur-Laize
- Country
- France
- Located in
- canton of Bretteville-sur-Laize
- Population
- 1910
- Area
- 9.68
- Elevation
- 90
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Bretteville-sur-Laize
- Shares border with
- Boulon
- Official website
- brettevillesurlaize-cingal.suisse-normande.com
- Image
- Brettevillesurlaize.jpg
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- Commons category
- Bretteville-sur-Laize
- postal code
- 14680
- associated electoral district
- canton of Le Hom
- male population
- 875
- female population
- 1001
- P8168
- freezing
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-31-23-50-02
- fax number
- +33-2-31-23-84-54
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Population
- Points of Interest
- National Heritage sites
- Notable people
- International relations
- See also
- References
Bretteville-sur-Laize () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
The scene of heavy fighting following the Normandy landings, much of the town is of post-World War II construction.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bretteville-sur-Laize” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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