Perrières

Perrières
Perrières

Coordinates: 48°57′36″N 0°08′06″W / 48.96°N 0.135°W / 48.96; -0.135Coordinates: 48°57′36″N 0°08′06″W / 48.96°N 0.135°W / 48.96; -0.135
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Caen
Canton Morteaux-Coulibœuf
Intercommunality Pays de Falaise
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Danièle Blandin
Area1 8.17 km2 (3.15 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 276
  Density 34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 14497 / 14170
Elevation 42–136 m (138–446 ft)
(avg. 74 m or 243 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Perrières is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

History

Around 1075, the Lord of Courcy founded a priory under the protection of the abbey of Marmoutier close to Turns.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962434    
1968378−12.9%
1975308−18.5%
1982269−12.7%
1990254−5.6%
1999252−0.8%
2008276+9.5%

See also

References

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