Coquainvilliers
| Coquainvilliers | ||
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  Coquainvilliers | ||
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Location within Lower Normandy region  Coquainvilliers | ||
| Coordinates: 49°12′00″N 0°13′00″E / 49.2°N 0.2167°ECoordinates: 49°12′00″N 0°13′00″E / 49.2°N 0.2167°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Lisieux | |
| Canton | Blangy-le-Château | |
| Intercommunality | Lisieux Pays d'Auge | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2013) | Yves Victor | |
| Area1 | 12 km2 (5 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 830 | |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14177 / 14130 | |
| Elevation |
22–146 m (72–479 ft) (avg. 35 m or 115 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Coquainvilliers is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Coquainvilliers, in the heart of the beautiful green Pays d'Auge—a land of horsebreeding, apples, and cows—at the crossroad of the Touques Valley, 10 km (6.2 mi) from Pont-l'Évêque and 6 km (3.7 mi) from Lisieux
It hosts the Calvados brandy apple distillery Boulard.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 415 | — |
| 1968 | 427 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 523 | +22.5% |
| 1982 | 669 | +27.9% |
| 1990 | 712 | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 765 | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 830 | +8.5% |
International relations
Coquainvilliers is twinned with:
- Creech St Michael near Taunton, Somerset, England since 1995.
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