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Le Détroit is a commune in France, situated within the Calvados department and the arrondissement of Caen. It falls under the administrative jurisdiction of the canton of Falaise-Nord and is associated with the electoral district of the canton of Falaise. The municipality borders Les Loges-Saulces, Le Mesnil-Villement, Pierrepont, and Rapilly. Its postal code is 14690, and it lies in the Europe/Paris time zone.
The commune has an area of 5.52 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 99 inhabitants (47 male and 40 female) and another citing 93. Elevation data also differs, with values of 251 meters and 213 meters recorded. Le Détroit is distinct from Detroit.
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Normandy
- Department
- Calvados
- Arrondissement
- Caen
- Canton
- Falaise
- Intercommunality
- Pays de Falaise
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Gilbert Dufay
- Area
- 5.52 km (2.13 sq mi)
- Density
- 17/km (44/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 14223 /14690
- Elevation
- 89–251 m (292–823 ft) , (avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Le Détroit
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Caen
- Population
- 92
- Area
- 5.52
- Elevation
- 206
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Shares border with
- Pont-d'Ouilly
- Image
- Église Saint-Laurent du Détroit. Vue sud-ouest.jpg
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- Commons category
- Le Détroit
- postal code
- 14690
- associated electoral district
- canton of Falaise
- male population
- 47
- female population
- 40
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-31-69-47-80
- different from
- Detroit
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Encyclopedic overview
Le Détroit ( French pronunciation: [lə detʁwa] , literally "The Strait") is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Le Détroit” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.