Formigny

Formigny 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.[2]

Formigny
Part of Formigny La Bataille
The Town of Formigny, with the church.
Location of Formigny
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Coordinates: 49°20′14″N 0°53′52″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Bayeux
Canton	Trévières
Commune	Formigny La Bataille
Area ^1	10.86 km^2 (4.19 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]	251
• Density	23/km^2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	14710
Elevation	2–77 m (6.6–252.6 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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[3]) absorbed Véret (70 inhabitants),[4] 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.[5]
• 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%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (2007-2012)[6]

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

References

1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
2. Arrêté préfectoral 8 September 2016 (in French)
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Formigny, EHESS. (in French)
4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Véret, EHESS. (in French)
5. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Engranville, EHESS. (in French)
6. Populations légales 2012, INSEE

External links

• The battle of Formigny (in French)