Potigny
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Potigny | |
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| Location of Potigny | |
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| Coordinates: 48°58′19″N 0°14′48″W / 48.9719°N 0.2467°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Falaise |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Falaise |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gérard Kepa[1] |
Area 1 | 4.26 km2 (1.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 2,076 |
| • Density | 487/km2 (1,260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14516 /14420 |
| Elevation | 125–206 m (410–676 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Potigny (French pronunciation: [pɔtiɲi] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Geography
[edit]The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Brèche au Diable and Potigny.[3]
The river Laizon is the only watercourse that flows through the commune.[4]
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Population
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Points of Interest
[edit]- La Brèche au Diable known in English as the Devil's Breach is a set of two rocky outcrops over looking the Laizon river.[7] It is shared with the neighbouring commune of Soumont-Saint-Quentin.[8]
National Heritage sites
[edit]- Église Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire de Potigny a thirteenth centaury church that was listed as a Monument historique in 1930.[9]
Notable people
[edit]- Maurice De Muer - (1921 - 2012) a professional cyclist and cycling team manager was born here.[10]
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]Potigny is twinned with:
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Potigny · 14420, France". Potigny · 14420, France.
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Laizon (I1430600)".
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Potigny, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Sentier nature de la Brèche au Diable à".
- ^ "Randonnée légendaire à la brèche au Diable près de Caen". www.decathlon-outdoor.com.
- ^ "Eglise à Potigny - PA00111623". Monumentum.
- ^ "L'Équipe - L'actualité du sport en continu". L'Équipe.
- ^ "Potigny : la commune tisse 25 ans d'amitié avec Banwell". actu.fr. 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Jumelage Potigny-Jutrosin : 30 ans d'enrichissement collectif". Ouest-France. Ouest-France. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
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