Potigny

Potigny (French pronunciation: [pɔtiɲi] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Potigny
Commune
Miners' houses
Miners' houses
Coat of arms of Potigny
Coat of arms
Location of Potigny
Potigny is located in France
Potigny
Potigny
Potigny is located in Normandy
Potigny
Potigny
Coordinates: 48°58′19″N 0°14′48″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementCaen
CantonFalaise
IntercommunalityPays de Falaise
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gérard Kepa[1]
Area
1
4.26 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
2,072
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14516 /14420
Elevation125–206 m (410–676 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 375—    
1851 402+0.12%
1896 271−0.87%
1901 239−2.48%
1906 223−1.38%
1911 451+15.13%
1921 1,473+12.56%
1926 1,731+3.28%
1931 2,742+9.64%
1936 2,420−2.47%
1946 2,403−0.07%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1954 2,694+1.44%
1962 2,926+1.04%
1968 2,720−1.21%
1975 2,408−1.73%
1982 2,120−1.80%
1990 1,776−2.19%
1999 1,703−0.47%
2007 1,734+0.23%
2012 1,886+1.69%
2017 2,075+1.93%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

International relations

Potigny is twinned with the village of Banwell in Somerset.

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Potigny, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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