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Commune in Normandy, France
Colombelles
Commune
Norman towerNorman tower
Coat of arms of ColombellesCoat of arms
Location of Colombelles
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Coordinates: 49°12′18″N 0°17′46″W / 49.205°N 0.2961°W / 49.205; -0.2961
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementCaen
CantonHérouville-Saint-Clair
IntercommunalityCU Caen la Mer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marc Pottier
Area7.14 km (2.76 sq mi)
Population7,022
 • Density980/km (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code14167 /14460
Elevation2–49 m (6.6–160.8 ft)
(avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Colombelles (French pronunciation: [kɔlɔ̃bɛl] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

It is located on the Canal de Caen à la Mer.

Population

The population of this sleepy little village mushroomed after August Thyssen bought some land in 1909 and established a steel mill there.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 153—    
1906 169+2.01%
1911 188+2.15%
1921 2,039+26.92%
1926 2,556+4.62%
1931 3,308+5.29%
1936 3,455+0.87%
1946 2,021−5.22%
1954 3,526+7.20%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1962 5,122+4.78%
1968 5,668+1.70%
1975 5,566−0.26%
1982 5,306−0.68%
1990 5,695+0.89%
1999 6,242+1.02%
2007 5,771−0.98%
2012 5,764−0.02%
2017 6,918+3.72%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

International relations

Colombelles is twinned with Fremington, Devon (UK) since 1983 and with Steinheim am Albuch (Baden-Württemberg, Germany) since 1986 (see that article in German).

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Colombelles, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Calvados (department) Communes of the Calvados department


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