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Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse
Part of Thue et Mue
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Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse is located in France
Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse
Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse
Location in France
Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse is located in Normandy
Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse
Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse
Location in Normandy
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Caen
Canton Thue et Mue
Commune Thue et Mue
Area
1
6.18 km2 (2.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
3,155
 • Density 510.5/km2 (1,322.2/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
14740
Elevation 47–72 m (154–236 ft)
(avg. 65 m or 213 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse (French pronunciation: [bʁɛtvil lɔʁɡœjøz]) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Thue et Mue.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1962 761 —    
1968 797 +4.7%
1975 1,009 +26.6%
1982 1,287 +27.6%
1990 2,177 +69.2%
1999 2,389 +9.7%
2008 2,278 −4.6%
2019 3,155 +38.5%
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