Cambremer (French pronunciation: [kɑ̃bʁəmɛʁ] (listen)) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Cambremer is located in the heart of the Pays d'Auge, between Lisieux and Caen.
The village is twinned with Witheridge, UK, and the two villages have annual exchange trips (although not solely for students).
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Cambremer | |
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Commune | |
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Coordinates: 49°09′10″N 0°02′54″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Calvados |
Arrondissement | Lisieux |
Canton | Mézidon Vallée d'Auge |
Intercommunality | CA Lisieux Normandie |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Sylvie Feremans |
Area 1 | 27.05 km2 (10.44 sq mi) |
Population | 1,334 |
• Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 14126 /14340 |
Elevation | 20–162 m (66–531 ft) (avg. 96 m or 315 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
We do not know the exact etymology of the name of the town. The village is mentioned, however, from the seventh century under the Latinized form of Cambrimaro.
The second element is probably the Germanic meaning lake or pond (see Old English meri: lake, pond, now in place names -Mère). Common in the north of France (see Mortemer ).
In 1972, the commune of Grandouet in the canton of Cambremer and those of Saint-Aubin-sur-Algot and Saint-Pair-du-Mont, in the township of Mézidon-Canon, were incorporated in Cambremer. On 1 January 2019, the former commune of Saint-Laurent-du-Mont was merged into Cambremer.[2]
The arms of the town of Cambremer are: Gules the two-headed eagle displayed gold.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1962 | 1,191 | — |
1968 | 1,068 | −1.80% |
1975 | 936 | −1.87% |
1982 | 915 | −0.32% |
1990 | 1,006 | +1.19% |
1999 | 1,092 | +0.92% |
2008 | 1,096 | +0.04% |
2019 | 1,334 | +1.80% |
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