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Grimbosq | |
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 A general view of Grimbosq | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Grimbosq  | |
  Grimbosq  Grimbosq | |
| Coordinates:49°02′40″N0°27′02″W / 49.0444°N 0.4506°W /49.0444; -0.4506 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Le Hom |
| Intercommunality | Cingal-Suisse Normande |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Gilles Bunel[1] |
Area 1 | 8.63 km2 (3.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 284 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14320 /14220 |
| Elevation | 8–142 m (26–466 ft) (avg. 57 m or 187 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Grimbosq (French pronunciation:[ɡʁɛ̃bo]) is acommune in theCalvadosdepartment in theNormandyregion in northwesternFrance.
The commune is part of the area known asSuisse Normande.[3]
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets,Le Vieux Grimbosq, andGrimbosq.[4]
TheRiver Orne plus six streams The Coupe-Gorge, la Petite Vallee, La Planquette, The Flagy, La Vallee Fermante and La Grande Vallee are the four watercourses running through the commune.
Neighbouring communes[4] | |
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 190 | — |
| 1968 | 193 | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 184 | −4.7% |
| 1982 | 283 | +53.8% |
| 1990 | 285 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 302 | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 277 | −8.3% |
