Battle of Honey Springs

Amayé-sur-Orne (French pronunciation: [amaje syʁ ɔʁn] ⓘ, literally Amayé on Orne) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of northwestern France.

Geography

Amayé-sur-Orne is located approximately 10 km south-west of Caen and 5 km east of Évrecy. It can be accessed by road D212 from Vieux in the north which continues south to Thury-Harcourt and by road D41 from Evrecy in the west which continues to Clinchamps-sur-Orne in the east. Closely located to the town are a number of hamlets including: Saint-Lambert, La Butte, Le Pont du Coudray, and Les Godets. These villages form a single conurbation with the village. The rest of the commune is entirely farmland.[3]

The eastern border of the commune is formed by the Orne river. A stream, flows through the village and down to the Orne and another stream flowing to the Orne forms the southern boundary of the commune. The Guigne stream forms the northern border of the commune and also flows to the Orne.[3]

Heraldry

Arms of Amayé-sur-Orne
Arms of Amayé-sur-Orne
 Blazon:

Party per fesse, the first gules a Danish cross of Or voided, to dexter chief two lions passant gardant the same; the second Vert, fess in chief argent, a chevron inverted of Or and chief of Or, a castel azure of two towers domed argent with walls sloped.



Administration

A Walking Path in Spring

List of Successive Mayors of Amayé-sur-Orne[4]

From To Name Party Position
1987 1994 Jacques Dolley ind. Professor
1994 2001 André Porcher ind. CEO
2001 2008 Nicole Perly ind.
2008 2026 Sylvain Colino ind. Fire-fighter

Twinning

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Amayé-sur-Orne has twinning associations with:[5]

Population

Its inhabitants are known as Amayéens or Amayéennes in French.[6]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 257—    
1975 420+7.27%
1982 732+8.26%
1990 722−0.17%
1999 686−0.57%
2007 982+4.59%
2012 1,004+0.44%
2017 1,001−0.06%
Source: INSEE[7]

Sites and Monuments

The War Memorial
  • The Ifs Cemetery is a listed site (SC 9 January 1933)[8]
  • The 'Butte de l'Orne is another World Heritage Site (SC 9 January 1933)
  • A Lavoir (Public laundry)
  • The Chateau de la Butte (19th century)
  • The Chateau de Vaux (18th century)

The Bell Tower Attic of the Church of Notre Dame hosts breeding colonies of large bats and is a registered Site of Community Importance (SIC)[9]

Gallery

  • A yew tree in the cemetery
    A yew tree in the cemetery
  • The Lavoir
    The Lavoir
  • The Church of Notre-Dame
    The Church of Notre-Dame
  • Church of Notre Dame bell tower
    Church of Notre Dame bell tower
  • Greater mouse-eared bat
    Greater mouse-eared bat

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Google Maps
  4. ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  5. ^ National Commission for Decentralised cooperation (in French)
  6. ^ Le nom des habitants du 14 - Calvados, habitants.fr
  7. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  8. ^ DREAL Basse-Normandie (in French)
  9. ^ Site of Community Importance (SIC) - Attic of the church of Amayé-sur-Orne[permanent dead link], Ministry of Ecology and sustainable development (in French)

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amay%C3%A9-sur-Orne