Coulonces, Calvados

Coulonces
Part of Vire Normandie
Saint-Gilles
Location of Coulonces
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Coordinates: 48°52′31″N 0°54′47″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Vire
Canton	Vire Normandie
Commune	Vire Normandie
Area ^1	15.58 km^2 (6.02 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]	730
• Density	47/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	14500
Elevation	84–196 m (276–643 ft) (avg. 87 m or 285 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Coulonces (French pronunciation: [kulɔ̃s] ^ⓘ) 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 Vire Normandie.[2]

Geography

Located on the banks of the Brévogne, it is a typical village of the Bocage Virois. The village is 4 km southwest of La Graverie, 5 km northwest of Vire, and 12 km east of Saint-Sever-Calvados. The highest point (196 m) is located in the south-western area, and the lowest point (84 m) is in the northeast.^[citation needed]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	594	—
1968	556	−6.4%
1975	503	−9.5%
1982	608	+20.9%
1990	636	+4.6%
1999	650	+2.2%
2008	697	+7.2%

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

References

1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
2. Arrêté préfectoral 31 December 2015 (in French)