Croisilles, Calvados

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Commune in Normandy, France

Croisilles
Commune
Town hall
Location of Croisilles
(2020–2026)		Élisabeth Mailloux^[1]
Area ¹	10.23 km² (3.95 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	647
• Density	63/km² (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14207 /14220
Elevation	16–182 m (52–597 ft) (avg. 27 m or 89 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Croisilles (French pronunciation: [kʁwazij] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

The mother of explorer Dumont D'Urville was born in Croisilles. He named an inlet of New Zealand's coast Croisilles Harbour after the village.^[3]

Geography

The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.^[4]

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Breuil, L'Église, La Vallée and Croisilles.^[5]

The River Orne plus five streams The Traspy, The Aunay Douffieres, The Trois Cours, The Neumer and the Pont de Combray are the main watercourses running through the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	303	—
1968	279	−7.9%
1975	318	+14.0%
1982	324	+1.9%
1990	393	+21.3%
1999	404	+2.8%
2009	488	+20.8%

Points of interest

National heritage sites

Saint-Martin Church is a thirteenth century church which was listed as a Monument historique in 1933.^[6]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Reed, A.W., (1975) Place Names of New Zealand. Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed. p.94.
^ "Map of Suiss Normande" (PDF).
^ ^a ^b "Croisilles · 14220, France". Croisilles · 14220, France.
^ "Eglise Saint-Martin à Croisilles - PA00111270". monumentum.fr.