Saint-Vigor-le-Grand (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ viɡɔʁ lə ɡʁɑ̃] (
listen)) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
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Saint-Vigor-le-Grand | |
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Commune | |
The church in Saint-Vigor-le-Grand | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Vigor-le-Grand ![]() | |
Saint-Vigor-le-Grand Saint-Vigor-le-Grand | |
| Coordinates: 49°16′53″N 0°41′18″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux |
| Canton | Bayeux |
| Intercommunality | Bayeux Intercom |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Benoît Ferrut[1] |
| Area 1 | 9.69 km2 (3.74 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,490 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14663 /14400 |
| Elevation | 32–75 m (105–246 ft) (avg. 51 m or 167 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Vigor-le-Grand is twinned with Colden Common, United Kingdom.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 1,195 | — |
| 1968 | 1,304 | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 1,588 | +21.8% |
| 1982 | 1,752 | +10.3% |
| 1990 | 2,032 | +16.0% |
| 1999 | 1,901 | −6.4% |
| 2008 | 2,023 | +6.4% |
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