Coulonces, Calvados Explained

Coulonces
Arrondissement:Vire
Canton:Vire Normandie
Insee:14187
Postal Code:14500
Commune:Vire Normandie
Coordinates:48.8753°N -0.9131°W
Elevation M:87
Elevation Min M:84
Elevation Max M:196
Area Km2:15.58
Population:730
Population Date:2019
Population Footnotes:[1]

Coulonces (in French pronounced as /kulɔ̃s/) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Vire Normandie.[2]

Geography

Located on the banks of the Brévogne, it is a typical village of the Bocage Virois. The village is 4 km southwest of La Graverie, 5 km northwest of Vire, and 12 km east of Saint-Sever-Calvados. The highest point (196 m) is located in the south-western area, and the lowest point (84 m) is in the northeast.

Population

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/6011070/ensemble.pdf Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019
  2. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2015/12/31/INTB1600512A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral