Creully (French pronunciation: [kʁøli] ) 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 Creully sur Seulles.[2]

Creully
Coat of arms of Creully
Location of Creully
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Creully is located in France
Creully
Creully
Creully is located in Normandy
Creully
Creully
Coordinates: 49°17′04″N 0°32′22″W / 49.2844°N 0.5394°W / 49.2844; -0.5394
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementCaen
CantonThue et Mue
CommuneCreully sur Seulles
Area
1
8.56 km2 (3.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
1,586
 • Density190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
14480
Elevation7–61 m (23–200 ft)
(avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The town square is named after Canadian Lieutenant Bill McCormick of the 1st Hussars Canadian Armoured Regiment (London, Ontario).[3] Lt. McCormick was the only Allied soldier to reach his D-Day objective when on 6 June 1944, after the tank he commanded passed through Creully, it reached the Caen-Bayeux road.[4]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962692—    
1968817+18.1%
1975692−15.3%
19821,003+44.9%
19901,396+39.2%
19991,426+2.1%
20081,569+10.0%

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References

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  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2018, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 8 September 2016 (in French)
  3. ^ Outhit, Jeff (8 June 2011). "Liberator then, hero still". Record (Kitchener, ON). Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  4. ^ Belanger, Joe (8 June 2011). "Vet Wants to See Juno Beach Once More". Retrieved 17 January 2021.