Sallenelles

Coordinates: 49°15′50″N 0°13′41″W / 49.2639°N 0.2281°W / 49.2639; -0.2281
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Sallenelles
Orne estuary
Orne estuary
Coat of arms of Sallenelles
Location of Sallenelles
Map
Sallenelles is located in France
Sallenelles
Sallenelles
Sallenelles is located in Normandy
Sallenelles
Sallenelles
Coordinates: 49°15′50″N 0°13′41″W / 49.2639°N 0.2281°W / 49.2639; -0.2281
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementLisieux
CantonCabourg
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Laurent Lemarchand[1]
Area
1
1.25 km2 (0.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
293
 • Density230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14665 /14121
Elevation0–40 m (0–131 ft)
(avg. 5 m or 16 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962257—    
1968306+19.1%
1975314+2.6%
1982290−7.6%
1990240−17.2%
1999293+22.1%
2008272−7.2%

Tourism[edit]

Most visitors to Sallenelles come to see the Orne estuary, to walk, cycle, or hunt the local water-fowl, or the Maison de la Nature, a permanent exhibition on the local ecosystem. World War II veterans come to see the memorial to the Belgian Brigade Piron which liberated the village in 1944.

Transportation[edit]

Sallenelles is on the D514 between Ranville and Merville-Franceville-Plage. There is also a road to Amfreville. The Bus Verts line 20 has some services that stop at Sallenelles.

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References[edit]

  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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.