Formigny

Formigny is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Formigny La Bataille.[2]

Formigny
Part of Formigny La Bataille
The Town of Formigny, with the church.
Location of Formigny
Formigny
Formigny
Coordinates: 49°20′14″N 0°53′52″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementBayeux
CantonTrévières
CommuneFormigny La Bataille
Area
1
10.86 km2 (4.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
251
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
14710
Elevation2–77 m (6.6–252.6 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History
  • 15 April 1450: Battle of Formigny. The battle of Formigny took place here and the French victory, marked the end of the Hundred Years War in Normandy.
  • In 1823, Formigny (487 inhabitants in 1821[3]) absorbed Véret (70 inhabitants),[4] in the northwest of the territory.
  • In 1858, Engranville (228 inhabitants in 1856) is divided between Formigny - most of the territory - and Trévières, in the southeast.[5]
  • 8 June 1944: Formigny was liberated by elements of US 1st Infantry Division during the initial breakout from Omaha Beach.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793538—    
1800338−37.2%
1806519+53.6%
1861641+23.5%
1901540−15.8%
1962324−40.0%
1968299−7.7%
1975256−14.4%
1982241−5.9%
1990233−3.3%
1999244+4.7%
2008264+8.2%
  • Population - Municipality
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See also

References
  1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
  2. Arrêté préfectoral 8 September 2016 (in French)
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui.
  4. http://cassini.ehess.fr/cassini/fr/html/fiche.php?select_resultat=14391
  5. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui, « Notice communale - Engranville.



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