Formigny

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Formigny
Part of Formigny La Bataille
The Town of Formigny, with the church.
Location of Formigny
Formigny Location within France Show map of France Formigny Location within Normandy Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 49°20′14″N 0°53′52″W / 49.3372°N 0.8978°W / 49.3372; -0.8978
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Bayeux
Canton	Trévières
Commune	Formigny La Bataille
Area 1	10.86 km2 (4.19 sq mi)
Highest elevation	77 m (253 ft)
Lowest elevation	2 m (6.6 ft)
Population  (2019)	252
• Density	23.2/km2 (60.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	14710
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Formigny (French pronunciation: [fɔʁmiɲi] ^ⓘ) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Formigny La Bataille.

History

• 15 April 1450: Battle of Formigny. The battle of Formigny took place here and the French victory, marked the end of the Hundred Years War in Normandy.
• In 1823, Formigny (487 inhabitants in 1821) absorbed Véret (70 inhabitants), in the northwest of the territory.
• In 1858, Engranville (228 inhabitants in 1856) is divided between Formigny - most of the territory - and Trévières, in the southeast.
• 8 June 1944: Formigny was liberated by elements of US 1st Infantry Division during the initial breakout from Omaha Beach.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 538 —     1800 338 −6.42% 1806 519 +7.41% 1821 487 −0.42% 1831 500 +0.26% 1836 539 +1.51% 1841 537 −0.07% 1846 527 −0.38% 1851 552 +0.93% 1856 491 −2.31% 1861 641 +5.48% 1866 617 −0.76% 1872 600 −0.46% 1876 629 +1.19% 1881 572 −1.88% 1886 540 −1.14% 1891 556 +0.59% 1896 544 −0.44%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 540 −0.15% 1906 535 −0.19% 1911 452 −3.32% 1921 418 −0.78% 1926 403 −0.73% 1931 378 −1.27% 1936 383 +0.26% 1946 350 −0.90% 1954 342 −0.29% 1962 324 −0.67% 1968 299 −1.33% 1975 256 −2.19% 1982 241 −0.86% 1990 233 −0.42% 1999 244 +0.51% 2007 257 +0.65% 2012 244 −1.03% 2019 252 +0.46%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (2007-2019)

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

References

External links

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• The battle of Formigny (in French)

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