Saint-Germain-de-Livet explained

Saint-Germain-de-Livet
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Lisieux
Canton:	Mézidon Vallée d'Auge
Insee:	14582
Postal Code:	14100
Mayor:	Jean-Louis Servy^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CA Lisieux Normandie
Coordinates:	49.0753°N 0.1919°W
Elevation M:	164
Elevation Min M:	53
Elevation Max M:	182
Area Km2:	16.41

Saint-Germain-de-Livet (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ də livɛ/) is a commune south of Lisieux in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

History

The famous chateau at Saint-Germain-de-Livet, now open to the public, was built by the Tournebu (later Tournebu-de-Livet) family between 1561 and 1578.^{[2] [3]}

Population

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

External links

• château Saint-Germain-de-Livet, medieval history note on the château Saint-Germain-de-Livet

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. https://books.google.com/books?id=i-IDAAAAYAAJ&dq=calvados+%22de+livet%22+chevalier&pg=PA336 Statistique monumentale du Calvados, Arcisse Caumont, Caen, Paris, 1867
3. http://www.heraldica.org/topics/france/titlesale.htm Tourebu versus Foucault, Buying Titles of Nobility in France, heraldica.org