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Mézidon Vallée d'Auge
The church in Vieux-Fumé
The church in Vieux-Fumé
Mézidon Vallée d'Auge is located in France
Mézidon Vallée d'Auge
Mézidon Vallée d'Auge
Location in France
Mézidon Vallée d'Auge is located in Normandy
Mézidon Vallée d'Auge
Mézidon Vallée d'Auge
Location in Normandy
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Lisieux
Canton Mézidon Vallée d'Auge
Intercommunality CA Lisieux Normandie
Area
1
103.18 km2 (39.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
9,579
 • Density 92.838/km2 (240.449/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14431 /14270
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mézidon Vallée d'Auge is a special kind of town in northwestern France. It's located in a part of France called the Calvados department. The name "Mézidon Vallée d'Auge" means "Mézidon Valley of Auge".

This town was created on January 1, 2017. It was formed by joining together many smaller towns, or "communes," into one bigger place. Some of these towns included Mézidon-Canon (which is now the main part), Les Authieux-Papion, Coupesarte, Crèvecœur-en-Auge, Croissanville, Grandchamp-le-Château, Lécaude, Magny-la-Campagne, Magny-le-Freule, Le Mesnil-Mauger, Monteille, Percy-en-Auge, Saint-Julien-le-Faucon, and Vieux-Fumé.

Mézidon Vallée d'Auge is an important place for travel. Its train station, Mézidon station, connects to other cities like Argentan, Caen, Lisieux, and Rouen.

How Many People Live Here?

The number of people living in Mézidon Vallée d'Auge has changed over the years. This is called the population. Knowing the population helps us understand how a town grows or shrinks.

Here's a look at how many people have lived in the area that is now Mézidon Vallée d'Auge:

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1968 8,478 —    
1975 7,857 −1.08%
1982 8,460 +1.06%
1990 8,749 +0.42%
1999 8,975 +0.28%
2007 9,311 +0.46%
2012 9,766 +0.96%
2017 9,712 −0.11%
Source: INSEE

As you can see, the population has generally grown since 1968, reaching nearly 10,000 people in recent years.

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