Saint-Contest
| Saint-Contest | |
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Church of Saint-Contest | |
  Saint-Contest | |
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Location within Lower Normandy region  Saint-Contest | |
| Coordinates: 49°12′52″N 0°24′01″W / 49.2144°N 0.4003°WCoordinates: 49°12′52″N 0°24′01″W / 49.2144°N 0.4003°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Caen-2 |
| Intercommunality | Caen la Mer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Stéphanie Yon-Courtin |
| Area1 | 8.05 km2 (3.11 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 2,348 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14566 / 14280 |
| Elevation |
54–77 m (177–253 ft) (avg. 77 m or 253 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. | |
Saint-Contest is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 455 | — |
| 1800 | 455 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 868 | +90.8% |
| 1821 | 890 | +2.5% |
| 1831 | 897 | +0.8% |
| 1836 | 926 | +3.2% |
| 1841 | 955 | +3.1% |
| 1846 | 933 | −2.3% |
| 1851 | 894 | −4.2% |
| 1856 | 885 | −1.0% |
| 1861 | 840 | −5.1% |
| 1866 | 857 | +2.0% |
| 1872 | 757 | −11.7% |
| 1876 | 711 | −6.1% |
| 1881 | 707 | −0.6% |
| 1886 | 683 | −3.4% |
| 1891 | 660 | −3.4% |
| 1896 | 567 | −14.1% |
| 1901 | 503 | −11.3% |
| 1906 | 493 | −2.0% |
| 1911 | 457 | −7.3% |
| 1921 | 431 | −5.7% |
| 1926 | 462 | +7.2% |
| 1931 | 504 | +9.1% |
| 1936 | 558 | +10.7% |
| 1946 | 418 | −25.1% |
| 1954 | 573 | +37.1% |
| 1962 | 647 | +12.9% |
| 1968 | 766 | +18.4% |
| 1975 | 810 | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 1,100 | +35.8% |
| 1990 | 1,541 | +40.1% |
| 1999 | 1,989 | +29.1% |
| 2008 | 2,348 | +18.0% |
International relations
Saint-Contest is twinned with:
Marchwood, near Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom.
See also
References
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