Potigny (French pronunciation: [pɔtiɲi] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Potigny
Miners' houses
Miners' houses
Coat of arms of Potigny
Location of Potigny
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Potigny is located in France
Potigny
Potigny
Potigny is located in Normandy
Potigny
Potigny
Coordinates: 48°58′19″N 0°14′48″W / 48.9719°N 0.2467°W / 48.9719; -0.2467
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementCaen
CantonFalaise
IntercommunalityPays de Falaise
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gérard Kepa[1]
Area
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4.26 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,077
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14516 /14420
Elevation125–206 m (410–676 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 375—    
1851 402+0.12%
1896 271−0.87%
1901 239−2.48%
1906 223−1.38%
1911 451+15.13%
1921 1,473+12.56%
1926 1,731+3.28%
1931 2,742+9.64%
1936 2,420−2.47%
1946 2,403−0.07%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1954 2,694+1.44%
1962 2,926+1.04%
1968 2,720−1.21%
1975 2,408−1.73%
1982 2,120−1.80%
1990 1,776−2.19%
1999 1,703−0.47%
2007 1,734+0.23%
2012 1,886+1.69%
2017 2,075+1.93%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

International relations

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Potigny is twinned with the village of Banwell in Somerset.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Potigny, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE