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Formigny (French pronunciation: [fɔʁmiɲi] ) 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]
Formigny | |
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Part of Formigny La Bataille | |
 The Town of Formigny, with the church. | |
Location of Formigny  | |
  Formigny  Formigny | |
| Coordinates: 49°20′14″N 0°53′52″W / 49.3372°N 0.8978°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux |
| Canton | Trévières |
| Commune | Formigny La Bataille |
Area 1 | 10.86 km2 (4.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 252 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 14710 |
| Elevation | 2–77 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. | |
History
edit- 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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edit- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 8 September 2016 (in French)
- ^ a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Formigny, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Véret, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Engranville, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Populations légales 2012, INSEE
External links
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- The battle of Formigny (in French)
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