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Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay | |
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| Coordinates:49°04′41″N0°29′28″W / 49.0781°N 0.4911°W /49.0781; -0.4911 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Évrecy |
| Intercommunality | Vallées de l'Orne et de l'Odon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Alain Mauger[1] |
Area 1 | 7.56 km2 (2.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,362 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (467/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14592 /14210 |
| Elevation | 10–156 m (33–512 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay (French pronunciation:[sɛ̃tɔnɔʁindyfɛ]ⓘ) is acommune in theCalvadosdepartment in theNormandyregion in northwesternFrance.
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets,Le Bosq de Fay,Le Homme,Le Val Joie,Bretteville andFlagy.[3]
Two rivers flow through the commune, La Guigne and theOrne.[4][5] In addition two streams the Ruisseau de la Planquette and the Ruisseau de Verdun traverse the commune.[6][7]
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The commune is on the border of the area known asSuisse Normande.[8][3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 427 | — |
| 1968 | 495 | +15.9% |
| 1975 | 644 | +30.1% |
| 1982 | 927 | +43.9% |
| 1990 | 1,065 | +14.9% |
| 1999 | 1,085 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1,225 | +12.9% |
Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay, along with eight other communes,Amayé-sur-Orne,Maizet,Montigny,Préaux-Bocage,Maisoncelles-sur-Ajon,Avenay,Vacognes-Neuilly andMontillières-sur-Orne, is a member of The ICL Val Orne, which has organised beingtwinned with:[9]
In addition the commune is twinned with:[10]
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