Saint-Germain-de-Livet
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Saint-Germain-de-Livet
|commune status = Commune
|image = Chateau St Germain de Livet(Vue Sud).JPG
|caption = Chateau St. Germain de Livet
|arrondissement = Lisieux
|canton = Mézidon Vallée d'Auge
|INSEE = 14582
|postal code = 14100
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CA Lisieux Normandie
|coordinates = {{coord|49.0753|0.1919|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 164
|elevation min m = 53
|elevation max m = 182
|area km2 = 16.41
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Saint-Germain-de-Livet ({{IPA|fr|sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ də livɛ|-|Fr-Paris--Saint-Germain-de-Livet.ogg}}) is a commune south of Lisieux in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
History
The famous chateau at Saint-Germain-de-Livet, now open to the public, was built by the Tournebu (later Tournebu-de-Livet) family between 1561 and 1578.[https://books.google.com/books?id=i-IDAAAAYAAJ&dq=calvados+%22de+livet%22+chevalier&pg=PA336 Statistique monumentale du Calvados, Arcisse Caumont, Caen, Paris, 1867][http://www.heraldica.org/topics/france/titlesale.htm Tourebu versus Foucault, Buying Titles of Nobility in France, heraldica.org]
Population
{{Historical populations
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|1962|559
|1968|498
|1975|589
|1982|631
|1990|598
|1999|581
|2008|803
}}
File:Normandie Calvados Livet tango7174.jpg
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See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.normandythenandnow.com/germaindelivet/ château Saint-Germain-de-Livet], medieval history note on the château Saint-Germain-de-Livet
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Category:Communes of Calvados (department)
Category:Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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