Fontaine-Henry

Fontaine-Henry is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Fontaine-Henry
The chateau of Fontaine-Henry
Coat of arms
Location of Fontaine-Henry
Fontaine-Henry
Fontaine-Henry
Coordinates: 49°16′40″N 0°27′15″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementBayeux
CantonBretteville-l'Orgueilleuse
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Philippe Caillère
Area
1
5.81 km2 (2.24 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2017)[1]
466
  Density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14275 /14610
Elevation7–58 m (23–190 ft)
(avg. 50 m or 160 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The commune is known for its chateau, rebuilt in the 15th and 16th centuries on the foundations of an earlier fortress built by Guillaume de Tilly, sieur de Fontaine-Henry, named in honour of his cousin Henry II of England. The château is still lived in by the descendants of its early owners, the comte and comtesse de Olliamson.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962341    
1968370+8.5%
1975364−1.6%
1982348−4.4%
1990448+28.7%
1999517+15.4%
2008476−7.9%

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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