Part of Formigny La Bataille in Normandy, France
Formigny (French pronunciation: [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[3]) absorbed Véret (70 inhabitants),[4] 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.[5]
- 8 June 1944: Formigny was liberated by elements of US 1st Infantry Division during the initial breakout from Omaha Beach.
Population
Historical population| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1793 | 538 | — |
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| 1800 | 338 | −6.42% |
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| 1806 | 519 | +7.41% |
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| 1821 | 487 | −0.42% |
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| 1831 | 500 | +0.26% |
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| 1836 | 539 | +1.51% |
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| 1841 | 537 | −0.07% |
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| 1846 | 527 | −0.38% |
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| 1851 | 552 | +0.93% |
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| 1856 | 491 | −2.31% |
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| 1861 | 641 | +5.48% |
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| 1866 | 617 | −0.76% |
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| 1872 | 600 | −0.46% |
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| 1876 | 629 | +1.19% |
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| 1881 | 572 | −1.88% |
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| 1886 | 540 | −1.14% |
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| 1891 | 556 | +0.59% |
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| 1896 | 544 | −0.44% |
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| | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1901 | 540 | −0.15% |
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| 1906 | 535 | −0.19% |
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| 1911 | 452 | −3.32% |
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| 1921 | 418 | −0.78% |
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| 1926 | 403 | −0.73% |
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| 1931 | 378 | −1.27% |
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| 1936 | 383 | +0.26% |
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| 1946 | 350 | −0.90% |
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| 1954 | 342 | −0.29% |
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| 1962 | 324 | −0.67% |
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| 1968 | 299 | −1.33% |
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| 1975 | 256 | −2.19% |
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| 1982 | 241 | −0.86% |
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| 1990 | 233 | −0.42% |
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| 1999 | 244 | +0.51% |
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| 2007 | 257 | +0.65% |
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| 2012 | 244 | −1.03% |
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| Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (2007-2012)[6] |
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