Saint-Pierre-Azif (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ azif] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Saint-Pierre-Azif
The town hall in Saint-Pierre-Azif
The town hall in Saint-Pierre-Azif
Location of Saint-Pierre-Azif
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Saint-Pierre-Azif is located in France
Saint-Pierre-Azif
Saint-Pierre-Azif
Saint-Pierre-Azif is located in Normandy
Saint-Pierre-Azif
Saint-Pierre-Azif
Coordinates: 49°17′45″N 0°02′35″E / 49.2958°N 0.0431°E / 49.2958; 0.0431
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementLisieux
CantonPont-l'Évêque
IntercommunalityCœur Côte Fleurie
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Françoise Lefranc[1]
Area
1
6.17 km2 (2.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
162
 • Density26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14645 /14950
Elevation40–139 m (131–456 ft)
(avg. 81 m or 266 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962204—    
1968176−13.7%
1975145−17.6%
1982145+0.0%
1990158+9.0%
1999153−3.2%
2008163+6.5%

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References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

Mentioned by author George Sand in her children's story "The Wings of Courage" (1872) as the home of the story's hero, Clopinet.