Croisilles (French pronunciation: [kʁwazij] (
listen)) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
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Croisilles | |
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Commune | |
Town hall | |
Location of Croisilles ![]() | |
Croisilles Croisilles | |
| Coordinates: 48°59′54″N 0°26′35″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Le Hom |
| Intercommunality | Cingal-Suisse Normande |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Élisabeth Mailloux |
| Area 1 | 10.23 km2 (3.95 sq mi) |
| Population | 646 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14207 /14220 |
| Elevation | 16–182 m (52–597 ft) (avg. 27 m or 89 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The mother of explorer Dumont D'Urville was born in Croisilles. He named an inlet of New Zealand's coast Croisilles Harbour after the village.[2]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 303 | — |
| 1968 | 279 | −7.9% |
| 1975 | 318 | +14.0% |
| 1982 | 324 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 393 | +21.3% |
| 1999 | 404 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 488 | +20.8% |
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