Espins Explained

Espins
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Caen
Canton:	Le Hom
Insee:	14248
Postal Code:	14220
Mayor:	Françoise Haugou^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Cingal-Suisse Normande
Coordinates:	49.0017°N -0.4111°W
Elevation M:	150
Elevation Min M:	90
Elevation Max M:	186
Area Km2:	4.58

Espins (in French pronounced as /epɛ̃/) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Geography

The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.^[2]

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Bas d'Espins, Le Moncel and Espins.^[3]

The Traspy stream is the only watercourse running through the commune.

Demography

Points of interest

National heritage sites

• Ferme de Foudenpant is the former manor of the Val Richer abbey, built in the fourteenth century it was listed as a monument in 1995.^[4]

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
2. Web site: Map of Suisse Normande.
3. Web site: Espins · 14220, France. Espins · 14220, France.
4. Web site: Ancien manoir de l'abbaye du Val Richer, dit Ferme de Foudenpant à Espins - PA00135498. monumentum.fr.