Hamars (French pronunciation: [amaʁ] ) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom.[2]

Hamars
Location of Hamars
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Hamars is located in France
Hamars
Hamars
Hamars is located in Normandy
Hamars
Hamars
Coordinates: 48°59′57″N 0°32′42″W / 48.9992°N 0.545°W / 48.9992; -0.545
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementCaen
CantonLe Hom
CommuneThury-Harcourt-le-Hom
Area
1
9.44 km2 (3.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
461
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
14220
Elevation67–272 m (220–892 ft)
(avg. 252 m or 827 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The former commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[3]

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962274—    
1968232−15.3%
1975231−0.4%
1982346+49.8%
1990343−0.9%
1999390+13.7%
2008420+7.7%

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 22 December 2015 (in French)
  3. ^ "Map of Suiss Normande" (PDF).