Croisilles, Calvados
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Croisilles
|commune status = Commune
|image = Croisilles mairie.jpg
|caption = Town hall
|arrondissement = Caen
|canton = Le Hom
|INSEE = 14207
|postal code = 14220
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Cingal-Suisse Normande
|coordinates = {{coord|48.9983|-0.4431|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 27
|elevation min m = 16
|elevation max m = 182
|area km2 = 10.23
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Croisilles ({{IPA|fr|kʁwazij|-|Fr-Paris--Croisilles.ogg}}) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
The mother of explorer Dumont D'Urville was born in Croisilles. He named an inlet of New Zealand's coast Croisilles Harbour after the village.Reed, A.W., (1975) Place Names of New Zealand. Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed. p.94.
Geography
The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.{{Cite web|url=https://www.office-tourisme-putanges.com/decouvrir/images/carte-suisse-normande/carte-sn.pdf|title=Map of Suisse Normande}}
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Breuil, L'Église, La Vallée and Croisilles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/14220+Croisilles,+France/@49.0049497,-0.4912785,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x480a38de80d05481:0x40c14484fbcf220!8m2!3d48.998341!4d-0.442614!16zL20vMDI0ZDY1?entry=ttu|title=Croisilles · 14220, France|website=Croisilles · 14220, France}}
The River Orne plus five streams The Traspy, The Aunay Douffieres, The Trois Cours, The Neumer and the Pont de Combray are the main watercourses running through the commune.
{{Geographic location
| title = Neighbouring communes
|state=expanded
|width=auto
|Centre = Croisilles
|North = Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais
|Northeast =
|East = Espins
|Southeast =
|South = Cesny-les-Sources
|Southwest = Esson
|West = Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom
|Northwest = Ouffières
}}
Population
{{Historical populations
|align=left|
1962|303|
1968|279|
1975|318|
1982|324|
1990|393|
1999|404|
2009|488
}}
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Points of interest
=National heritage sites=
- Saint-Martin Church is a thirteenth century church which was listed as a Monument historique in 1933.{{Cite web|url=https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00111270/croisilles-eglise-saint-martin|title=Eglise Saint-Martin à Croisilles - PA00111270|website=monumentum.fr}}
See also
References
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{{Calvados communes}}
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Category:Communes of Calvados (department)
Category:Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
Category:Monuments historiques of Calvados (department)
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