Proussy
| Proussy | |
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  Proussy | |
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Location within Lower Normandy region  Proussy | |
| Coordinates: 48°52′57″N 0°32′10″W / 48.8825°N 0.5361°WCoordinates: 48°52′57″N 0°32′10″W / 48.8825°N 0.5361°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Vire |
| Canton | Condé-sur-Noireau |
| Intercommunality | Condé Intercom |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Pierre Piel |
| Area1 | 12.64 km2 (4.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 417 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14523 / 14110 |
| Elevation | 82–256 m (269–840 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. | |
Proussy is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Condé-en-Normandie.[1]
In August 1944 as World War Two was being fought, Proussy served as the location of Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery's tactical headquarters.[2]
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 376 | — |
| 1968 | 384 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 347 | −9.6% |
| 1982 | 358 | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 343 | −4.2% |
| 1999 | 353 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 417 | +18.1% |
References
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 1 December 2015 (French)
- ↑ Hamilton, Nigel (1986). Monty: The Final Years of the Field Marshal 1944-1976. McGraw-Hill Book Company. p. 514.
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