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Espins | |
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A general view of Espins | |
![]() Location of Espins | |
| Coordinates: 49°00′06″N 0°24′40″W / 49.0017°N 0.4111°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Le Hom |
| Intercommunality | Cingal-Suisse Normande |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Françoise Haugou |
Area 1 | 4.58 km2 (1.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 186 m (610 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 244 |
| • Density | 53.3/km2 (138/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14248 /14220 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Espins (French pronunciation: [epɛ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Bas d'Espins, Le Moncel and Espins.
The Traspy stream is the only watercourse running through the commune.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 158 | — |
| 1975 | 119 | −3.97% |
| 1982 | 175 | +5.66% |
| 1990 | 199 | +1.62% |
| 1999 | 229 | +1.57% |
| 2007 | 229 | +0.00% |
| 2012 | 217 | −1.07% |
| 2017 | 245 | +2.46% |
| 2023 | 244 | −0.07% |
| Source: INSEE | ||