Meslay, Calvados

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{{Expand French|topic=geo|date=December 2008|Meslay (Calvados)}}

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Meslay

|commune status = Commune

|image = Meslay-Calvados-Eglise-Saint-Cellerin.jpg

|caption = The church in Meslay

|arrondissement = Caen

|canton = Le Hom

|INSEE = 14411

|postal code = 14220

|mayor = Christian de Courseulles{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Cingal-Suisse Normande

|coordinates = {{coord|48.9567|-0.3953|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 180

|elevation min m = 155

|elevation max m = 240

|area km2 = 5.69

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Meslay ({{IPA|fr|mɛlɛ|-|Fr-Paris--Meslay.ogg}}) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

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 Buisson, La Vallée, L'Aître Cher, Les Brosses and Meslay.{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/14220+Meslay,+France/@48.9531758,-0.3933045,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x480a3c2e9754cd47:0x40c14484fbce650!8m2!3d48.957186!4d-0.395515!16zL20vMDMwZjQ5?entry=ttu|title=Meslay · 14220, France|website=Meslay · 14220, France}}

Three streams The Bactot, The Trois Monts, and La Vieille Maison are the three watercourses running through the commune.

{{Geographic location

| title = Neighbouring communes

|state=expanded

|width=auto

|Centre = Meslay

|North = Cesny-les-Sources

|Northeast =

|East = Cesny-les-Sources

|Southeast =

|South =

|Southwest =

|West = Donnay

|Northwest =

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Population

{{Historical populations

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|1962|208

|1968|196

|1975|187

|1982|193

|1990|208

|1999|195

|2008|220

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File:Meslay old postcard.jpg

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See also

References

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Category:Communes of Calvados (department)

Category:Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia

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