Commune in Normandy, France
Les Authieux-sur-Calonne (French pronunciation: [le.z‿otjø syʁ kalɔn] ⓘ ) is acommune in theCalvados department in theNormandy region of north-westernFrance .
Les Authieux-sur-Calonne is located some 55 km north-east ofCaen and 27 km south-east ofLe Havre . Access to the commune is by the D534 road fromCormeilles in the south-east which passes through the north of the commune and the village and continues to join the D675 just west of the commune. The D140 road goes south from the village through the length of the commune toLe Mesnil-sur-Blangy in the south. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of La Route de Blangy, La Boudiniere, and La Grenterie. The commune is mostly farmland with some scattered forests.[ 3]
The Calonne river forms the north-eastern border of the commune as it flows north-west then west to join theTouques atPont-l'Évêque . Several tributaries rise in the commune and flow north to join the Calonne including the Douet de la Thibaudiere, the Ruisseau des Rebutieres, the Ruisseau du Val Plot, and the Ryisseau de Manoir.[ 3]
Neighbouring communes and villages [ 3]
Arms of Les Authieux-sur-Calonne Blazon: Gules, two lions passant guardant of Or langued of Gules one over the other, in chief Azure charged with three churches of Argent. .[ 4]
The Town Hall List of Successive Mayors [ 5]
From To Name Party Position 2001 Monique Hachier 2001 2008 Lionel Barle CEO 2008 2020 Jean-Alain Charpentier Shipping manager 2020 2026 Ludovic Legout
The inhabitants of the commune are known asAltaréens orAltaréennes in French.[ 6]
Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 652 — 1800 667 +0.33% 1806 645 −0.56% 1821 634 −0.11% 1831 574 −0.99% 1836 555 −0.67% 1841 542 −0.47% 1846 501 −1.56% 1851 523 +0.86% 1856 464 −2.37% 1861 506 +1.75% 1866 502 −0.16% 1872 411 −3.28% 1876 456 +2.63% 1881 443 −0.58% 1886 408 −1.63% 1891 405 −0.15% 1896 422 +0.83%
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 354 −3.45% 1906 402 +2.58% 1911 391 −0.55% 1921 360 −0.82% 1926 375 +0.82% 1931 347 −1.54% 1936 314 −1.98% 1946 326 +0.38% 1954 263 −2.65% 1962 230 −1.66% 1968 219 −0.81% 1975 180 −2.76% 1982 186 +0.47% 1990 219 +2.06% 1999 250 +1.48% 2007 306 +2.56% 2012 291 −1.00% 2017 286 −0.35%
Source: EHESS[ 7] and INSEE[ 8]
Les Authieux-sur-Calonne War Memorial Culture and heritage [ edit ] The Chapel of Saint Meuf The commune has two buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
TheManoir de la Porte (18th century)[ 9] TheTanning and Wheat Mill (1853)[ 10] The Saint Meuf Chapel Portal The Church of Saint Pierre The commune has one religious building that is registered as an historical monument:
TheChapel Saint-Meuf [ 11] The Chapel contains one item that is registered as an historical object:The Portal (16th century)[ 12] TheParish Church of Saint-Pierre contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
5 Statues (17th century)[ 13] ATabernacle , 2 seating sets, Tabernacle housing (17th century)[ 14] A Painting: the Assumption (17th century)[ 15] ARetable (17th century)[ 16] TheAltar facing (17th century)[ 17] The main Altar (17th century)[ 18] The main Altar (17th century)[ 18] TheAltar facing (17th century)[ 19] A Statue: Saint Nicolas (16th century)[ 20] AStoup and portable Stoup (15th century)[ 21] Notable people linked to the commune [ edit ] ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.^a b c Google Maps ^ GASO, la banque du blason - Les Authieux-sur-Calonne Calvados , consulted on 17 August 2011(in French) ^ List of Mayors of France (in French) ^ Le nom des habitants du 14 - Calvados , habitants.fr^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui :Commune data sheet Les Authieux-sur-Calonne ,EHESS (in French) .^ Population en historique depuis 1968 , INSEE^ Ministry of Culture, MériméePA14000101 Manoir de la Porte (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA14000759 Tanning and Wheat Mill (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméePA00111025 Chapel Saint-Meuf (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyPM14000023 Portal (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyPM14000883 5 Statues (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyPM14000882 Tabernacle, 2 seating sets, Tabernacle housing (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyPM14000881 Painting: the Assumption (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyPM14000880 Retable (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyPM14000028 Altar facing (in French) ^a b Ministry of Culture, PalissyPM14000027 Main Altar (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyPM14000026 Altar facing (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyPM14000025 Statue: Saint Nicolas (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyPM14000024 Stoup and portable Stoup (in French)