Colombelles (French pronunciation: [kɔlɔ̃bɛl] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Colombelles
Norman tower
Norman tower
Coat of arms of Colombelles
Location of Colombelles
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Colombelles is located in France
Colombelles
Colombelles
Colombelles is located in Normandy
Colombelles
Colombelles
Coordinates: 49°12′18″N 0°17′46″W / 49.205°N 0.2961°W / 49.205; -0.2961
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementCaen
CantonHérouville-Saint-Clair
IntercommunalityCU Caen la Mer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marc Pottier[1]
Area
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7.14 km2 (2.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
7,022
 • Density980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14167 /14460
Elevation2–49 m (6.6–160.8 ft)
(avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is located on the Canal de Caen à la Mer.

Population

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The population of this sleepy little village mushroomed after August Thyssen bought some land in 1909 and established a steel mill there.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 153—    
1906 169+2.01%
1911 188+2.15%
1921 2,039+26.92%
1926 2,556+4.62%
1931 3,308+5.29%
1936 3,455+0.87%
1946 2,021−5.22%
1954 3,526+7.20%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1962 5,122+4.78%
1968 5,668+1.70%
1975 5,566−0.26%
1982 5,306−0.68%
1990 5,695+0.89%
1999 6,242+1.02%
2007 5,771−0.98%
2012 5,764−0.02%
2017 6,918+3.72%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

International relations

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Colombelles is twinned with Fremington, Devon (UK) since 1983 and with Steinheim am Albuch (Baden-Württemberg, Germany) since 1986 (see that article in German).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Colombelles, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE