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Bretteville-sur-Laize | |
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 The church in Bretteville-sur-Laize | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Bretteville-sur-Laize  | |
  Bretteville-sur-Laize  Bretteville-sur-Laize | |
| Coordinates:49°02′45″N0°19′26″W / 49.0458°N 0.3239°W /49.0458; -0.3239 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Le Hom |
| Intercommunality | Cingal-Suisse Normande |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Bruno François[1] |
Area 1 | 9.68 km2 (3.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,911 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14100 /14680 |
| Elevation | 38–130 m (125–427 ft) (avg. 54 m or 177 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bretteville-sur-Laize (French pronunciation:[bʁɛtvilsyʁlɛz]ⓘ) is acommune in theCalvadosdepartment in theNormandyregion in northwesternFrance.
The scene of heavy fighting following the Normandy landings, much of the town is of post-World War II construction.
The Commune with another 20 communes shares part of a 2,115 hectare,Natura 2000 conservation area, called theVallée de l'Orne et ses affluents.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 1,246 | — |
| 1968 | 1,323 | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 1,299 | −1.8% |
| 1982 | 1,400 | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 1,341 | −4.2% |
| 1999 | 1,504 | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 1,566 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 1,642 | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 1,812 | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 1,911 | +5.5% |
Bretteville-sur-Laize is twinned with:
Maßbach,Germany (since 1989)
Chagford,England (since 1975, but twinning activity lapsed in the 1990s)
