Sallenelles (French pronunciation: [salnɛl]) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
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Sallenelles | |
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Commune | |
![]() Orne estuary | |
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Coordinates: 49°15′50″N 0°13′41″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Calvados |
Arrondissement | Lisieux |
Canton | Cabourg |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Lemarchand |
Area 1 | 1.25 km2 (0.48 sq mi) |
Population | 294 |
• Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 14665 /14121 |
Elevation | 0–40 m (0–131 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 257 | — |
1968 | 306 | +19.1% |
1975 | 314 | +2.6% |
1982 | 290 | −7.6% |
1990 | 240 | −17.2% |
1999 | 293 | +22.1% |
2008 | 272 | −7.2% |
Most visitors to Sallenelles come to see the Orne estuary, to walk, cycle, or hunt the local water-fowl, or the Maison de la Nature, a permanent exhibition on the local ecosystem. World War II veterans come to see the memorial to the Belgian Brigade Piron which liberated the village in 1944.
Sallenelles is on the D514 between Ranville and Merville-Franceville-Plage. There is also a road to Amfreville. The Bus Verts line 20 has some services that stop at Sallenelles.
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