Cintheaux

Cintheaux
Cintheaux
Location within Lower Normandy region Cintheaux
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Bretteville-sur-Laize
Intercommunality	Cingal
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michel Le Baron
Area1	7.58 km2 (2.93 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	188
• Density	25/km2 (64/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	14160 / 14680
Elevation	69–122 m (226–400 ft) (avg. 118 m or 387 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Cintheaux is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.

Geography

The commune is located between Caen and Falaise and is the home to the Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery.

Gaumesnil was originally a separate village, now attached to Cintheaux; it has fewer than 19 residents.

Sights

The main town is situated around the church of Saint-Germain, classified as an official French historic monument. It was built around 1150 by the Marmion family; Robert Marmion offered it in patronage to the Barbery Abbey, subject to the Bayeux diocese, in 1181. The main (north) chapel and the cross tower, dating to the 16th century, was destroyed in 1688. The north bell tower was added in the 18th century. The church was restored between 1857 and 1902.

History

World War II

Cintheaux was devastated by Allied artillery, which sought to annihilate the 12th SS Panzer Division in 1944, during Operation Totalize.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	190	—
1968	172	−9.5%
1975	159	−7.6%
1982	161	+1.3%
1990	172	+6.8%
1999	180	+4.7%
2008	188	+4.4%

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

References

• INSEE