Sallenelles

Sallenelles is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Sallenelles
Commune
Orne estuary
Coat of arms
Location of Sallenelles
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Coordinates: 49°15′50″N 0°13′41″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Lisieux
Canton	Cabourg
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Louis Greffin
Area ^1	1.25 km^2 (0.48 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	294
• Density	240/km^2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14665 /14121
Elevation	0–40 m (0–131 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	257	—
1968	306	+19.1%
1975	314	+2.6%
1982	290	−7.6%
1990	240	−17.2%
1999	293	+22.1%
2008	272	−7.2%

Tourism

Most visitors to Sallenelles come to see the Orne estuary, to walk, cycle, or hunt the local water-fowl, or the Maison de la Nature, a permanent exhibition on the local ecosystem. World War II veterans come to see the memorial to the Belgian Brigade Piron which liberated the village in 1944.

Transportation

Sallenelles is on the D514 between Ranville and Merville-Franceville-Plage. There is also a road to Amfreville. The Bus Verts line 20 has some services that stop at Sallenelles.

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

References

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