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Formigny
Sign in to saveFormigny () is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Formigny La Bataille.
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Formigny is a former commune in the Calvados department of Normandy, France. It was situated in the arrondissement of Bayeux and the canton of Trévières. The area covered 10.86 square kilometers and had an elevation of 77 meters above sea level. Its postal code was 14710.
The commune bordered Aignerville, Asnières-en-Bessin, Colleville-sur-Mer, and Louvières. It had a population of 740. Formigny ceased to exist as an independent entity on December 31, 2016, when it was replaced by the new commune of Formigny La Bataille.
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cached 18h agoPlace details
- Locality
- Formigny La Bataille
- Region
- Normandie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 254
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Formigny
- French commune.image
- Formigny, France, view of town from distance, June 2014.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The Town of Formigny, with the church.
- French commune.arrondissement
- Bayeux
- French commune.canton
- Trévières
- French commune.INSEE
- 14281
- French commune.postal code
- 14710
- French commune.commune
- Formigny La Bataille
- French commune.elevation min m
- 2
- French commune.elevation max m
- 77
- French commune.area km2
- 10.86
- French commune.population
- 252
- French commune.population date
- 2019
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- delegated commune
- Official name
- Formigny
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Bayeux
- Population
- 251
- Area
- 10.86
- Elevation
- 42
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Vierville-sur-Mer
- Image
- Formigny bataille02.png
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- Commons category
- Formigny
- postal code
- 14710
- replaced by
- Formigny La Bataille
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2016-12-31
- associated electoral district
- canton of Trévières
- P8168
- Bato
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- History
- Population
- See also
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Formigny () is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Formigny La Bataille.
==History== 15 April 1450: Battle of Formigny. The battle of Formigny took place here and the French victory, marked the end of the Hundred Years War in Normandy. In 1823, Formigny (487 inhabitants in 1821) absorbed Véret (70 inhabitants), in the northwest of the territory. In 1858, Engranville (228 inhabitants in 1856) is divided between Formigny - most of the territory - and Trévières, in the southeast. 8 June 1944: Formigny was liberated by elements of US 1st Infantry Division during the initial breakout from Omaha Beach.
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