Saint-Pierre-en-Auge | |
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 The abbey in Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives | |
 Location of Saint-Pierre-en-Auge | |
  Saint-Pierre-en-Auge  Saint-Pierre-en-Auge | |
| Coordinates:49°01′08″N0°01′59″W / 49.019°N 0.033°W /49.019; -0.033 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Lisieux |
| Canton | Livarot-Pays-d'Auge |
| Intercommunality | CA Lisieux Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Jacky Marie[1] |
Area 1 | 144.97 km2 (55.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 7,265 |
| • Density | 50.11/km2 (129.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14654 /14170 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Pierre-en-Auge (French pronunciation:[sɛ̃pjɛʁɑ̃.n‿oʒ],lit. 'Saint-Pierre inAuge') is acommune in thedepartment ofCalvados, northwesternFrance. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes ofSaint-Pierre-sur-Dives (the seat),Boissey,Bretteville-sur-Dives,Hiéville,Mittois,Montviette,L'Oudon,Ouville-la-Bien-Tournée,Sainte-Marguerite-de-Viette,Saint-Georges-en-Auge,Thiéville,Vaudeloges andVieux-Pont-en-Auge.[3]
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets,Vieux-Pont-en-Auge,Hiéville,Mittois,Sainte-Marguerite-de-Viette,Berville,Carel,Montviette,Saint-Georges-en-Auge,Le Robillard,Saint-Martin-de-Fresnay,L'Oudon,Le Billot,Notre-Dame-de-Fresnay,Meautry,Montpinçon,Vaudeloges,Ammeville,Abbeville,Garnetot,Grandmesnil andSaint-Pierre-en-Auge.[4]
TheDives, La Viette and The Oudon are the three rivers that run through the commune.[5][6][7] In addition there are 15 streams that flow through this commune;
Neighbouring communes[4] | |
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 7,970 | — |
| 1975 | 8,167 | +0.35% |
| 1982 | 8,267 | +0.17% |
| 1990 | 7,791 | −0.74% |
| 1999 | 7,785 | −0.01% |
| 2007 | 7,819 | +0.05% |
| 2012 | 7,880 | +0.16% |
| 2017 | 7,676 | −0.52% |
| Source: INSEE[22] | ||
The commune has eighteen sites listed as aMonument historique.[23]
There are a further two house in the town of Saint-Pierre-en-Auge listed as monuments.[42][43]
The commune has a railway station at Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives on the Le Mans to Mézidon line.[44][45]
Saint-Pierre-en-Auge istwinned with:
