Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau
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Commune of Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau |
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Location | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Basse-Normandie |
Department | Calvados |
Arrondissement | Vire |
Canton | Saint-Sever-Calvados |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Intercom Séverine |
Mayor | Joël Gilles (2008-2014) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 46 m–192 m (avg. 65 m) |
Land area¹ | 5.75 km² |
Population² (1999) |
81 |
- Density | 14.1/km² (1999) |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 14619/ 14380 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau is a French Hamlet or Commune in the Calvados département in Basse-Normandie region. Its postal code is 14350. The INSEE code is 14618. The name roughly translates to Saint Mary In Addition To Water
[edit] History
The village is still small today, and in the early 20th century and before it would have been simply a cluster of farms, until recently there was no road connecting the village to Pont-Farcy so it would have been quite isolated.
[edit] Geography
The village is located approxamatly 1 Kilometre from Pont-Farcy along the D307 Road. The village is a collection of farm houses and a church, the overall population is just 81. However this probably accounts for neighbouring farms as well. Other nearby settlements include Pont-Bellanger and Beaumesnil. The nearest large town's are Villedieu-les-Poeles and Vire. The village is located close to the Calvados tourist attraction 'Grotte de Bion'