Proussy

Proussy 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 Condé-en-Normandie.[2]

Proussy
Part of Condé-en-Normandie
Location of Proussy
Proussy
Proussy
Coordinates: 48°52′57″N 0°32′10″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementVire
CantonCondé-sur-Noireau
CommuneCondé-en-Normandie
Area
1
12.64 km2 (4.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
398
 • Density31/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
14110
Elevation82–256 m (269–840 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

In August 1944 as World War Two was being fought, Proussy served as the location of Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery's tactical headquarters.[3]

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962376—    
1968384+2.1%
1975347−9.6%
1982358+3.2%
1990343−4.2%
1999353+2.9%
2008417+18.1%
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References
  1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
  2. Arrêté préfectoral 1 December 2015 (in French)
  3. Hamilton, Nigel (1986). Monty: The Final Years of the Field Marshal 1944-1976. McGraw-Hill Book Company. p. 514.



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