Formigny Explained
Formigny |
Arrondissement: | Bayeux |
Canton: | Trévières |
Insee: | 14281 |
Postal Code: | 14710 |
Commune: | Formigny La Bataille |
Coordinates: | 49.3372°N -0.8978°W |
Elevation Min M: | 2 |
Elevation Max M: | 77 |
Area Km2: | 10.86 |
Population: | 252 |
Population Date: | 2019 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Formigny (in French pronounced as /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]
History
- 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) absorbed Véret (70 inhabitants), 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.
- 8 June 1944: Formigny was liberated by elements of US 1st Infantry Division during the initial breakout from Omaha Beach.
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Notes and References
- https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/6011070/ensemble.pdf Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019
- https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2016/9/8/INTB1629487A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral