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Maizet | |
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A general view of Maizet | |
![]() Location of Maizet | |
| Coordinates: 49°04′47″N 0°28′16″W / 49.0797°N 0.4711°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Évrecy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilbert Duval |
Area 1 | 5.72 km2 (2.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 360 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14393 /14210 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Maizet (French pronunciation: [mɛzɛ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
The Orne river and the Ruisseau de la Planquette are the two watercourses flowing through the commune.
The commune borders the area known as Suisse Normande.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 164 | — |
| 1975 | 187 | +1.89% |
| 1982 | 202 | +1.11% |
| 1990 | 260 | +3.21% |
| 1999 | 238 | −0.98% |
| 2007 | 278 | +1.96% |
| 2012 | 321 | +2.92% |
| 2017 | 363 | +2.49% |
| 2023 | 360 | −0.14% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
Maizet, along with eight other communes, Amayé-sur-Orne, Avenay, Montigny, Préaux-Bocage, Maisoncelles-sur-Ajon, Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay, Vacognes-Neuilly and Montillières-sur-Orne, is a member of The ICL Val Orne, which has organised being twinned with: