Fontaine-Henry

Fontaine-Henry is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Fontaine-Henry
Commune
The chateau of Fontaine-Henry
Coat of arms
Location of Fontaine-Henry
Fontaine-Henry Fontaine-Henry
Coordinates: 49°16′40″N 0°27′15″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Bayeux
Canton	Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Philippe Caillère
Area ^1	5.81 km^2 (2.24 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2017)[1]	466
• Density	80/km^2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14275 /14610
Elevation	7–58 m (23–190 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The commune is known for its chateau, rebuilt in the 15th and 16th centuries on the foundations of an earlier fortress built by Guillaume de Tilly, sieur de Fontaine-Henry, named in honour of his cousin Henry II of England. The château is still lived in by the descendants of its early owners, the comte and comtesse de Olliamson.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	341	—
1968	370	+8.5%
1975	364	−1.6%
1982	348	−4.4%
1990	448	+28.7%
1999	517	+15.4%
2008	476	−7.9%

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.