May-sur-Orne
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thumb|May-sur-Orne in the snow May-sur-Orne (, literally May on Orne) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It was merged with Saint-Martin-de-Fontenay to form Saint-Martin-de-May on 1 January 2025.
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May-sur-Orne was a commune in France, located in the Calvados department within the Normandy region. Situated in the arrondissement of Caen and the canton of Bourguébus, the municipality was named after the Orne river. It bordered the communes of Clinchamps-sur-Orne, Feuguerolles-Bully, Fontenay-le-Marmion, and Laize-la-Ville. The area covered 3.49 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 80 meters.
The population of May-sur-Orne was recorded as 4,529, comprising 927 males and 1,033 females. The postal code for the area was 14320. The commune was twinned with Stockstadt am Main. On December 31, 2024, May-sur-Orne was dissolved and replaced by the new commune of Saint-Martin-de-May.
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Place details
- Locality
- Saint-Martin-de-May
- Region
- Normandie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,795
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- May-sur-Orne
- French commune.commune
- Saint-Martin-de-May
- French commune.image
- May sur Orne 01.jpg
- French commune.caption
- A general view of May-sur-Orne
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr May-sur-Orne 14.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Caen
- French commune.canton
- Évrecy
- French commune.INSEE
- 14408
- French commune.postal code
- 14320
- French commune.elevation m
- 78
- French commune.elevation min m
- 5
- French commune.elevation max m
- 80
- French commune.area km2
- 3.49
- French commune.population
- 2017
- French commune.population date
- 2022
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Named after
- Orne
- Official name
- May
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Caen
- Population
- 2017
- Area
- 3.49
- Elevation
- 56
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Laize-Clinchamps
- Official website
- www.may-sur-orne.fr
- Image
- MaysurOrne enneigé.jpg
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- twinned administrative body
- Stockstadt am Main
- Commons category
- May-sur-Orne
- postal code
- 14320
- associated electoral district
- canton of Évrecy
- male population
- 927
- female population
- 1033
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-31-79-80-93
- fax number
- +33-2-31-79-56-55
- replaced by
- Saint-Martin-de-May
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2024-12-31
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Geography
- Population
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|May-sur-Orne in the snow May-sur-Orne (, literally May on Orne) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It was merged with Saint-Martin-de-Fontenay to form Saint-Martin-de-May on 1 January 2025.
==Geography==
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