Coordinates: 49°20′14″N 0°53′52″W / 49.3372°N 0.8978°W / 49.3372; -0.8978

Formigny

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Formigny
The Town of Formigny, with the church.
The Town of Formigny, with the church.
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CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementBayeux
CantonTrévières
CommuneFormigny La Bataille
Area
1
10.86 km2 (4.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
252
 • Density23.2/km2 (60.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
14710
Elevation2–77 m (6.6–252.6 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Formigny (French pronunciation: [fɔʁmiɲi] Audio file "Fr-Formigny.ogg" not found) 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.[2]

History

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  • 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[3]) absorbed Véret (70 inhabitants),[4] 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.[5]
  • 8 June 1944: Formigny was liberated by elements of US 1st Infantry Division during the initial breakout from Omaha Beach.

Population

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 8 September 2016 (in French)
  3. ^ a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Formigny, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Véret, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Engranville, EHESS (in French).
  6. ^ Populations légales 2012, INSEE
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