Colombelles

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Colombelles
Commune
Norman tower
Coat of arms
Location of Colombelles
Colombelles Location within France Show map of France Colombelles Location within Normandy Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 49°12′18″N 0°17′46″W / 49.205°N 0.2961°W / 49.205; -0.2961
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Hérouville-Saint-Clair
Intercommunality	CU Caen la Mer
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marc Pottier
Area 1	7.14 km2 (2.76 sq mi)
Elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Highest elevation	49 m (161 ft)
Lowest elevation	2 m (6.6 ft)
Population  (2023)	7,243
• Density	1,010/km2 (2,630/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14167 /14460
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

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

Population

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

Notable people

• Jean Hougron (1923–2001) a novelist was born here.

International relations

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

• Société Métallurgique de Normandie
• Communes of the Calvados department

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