Sainte-Marguerite-de-Viette facts for kids
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Sainte-Marguerite-de-Viette
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 Sainte-Marguerite-de-Viette
Location in France
Sainte-Marguerite-de-Viette
Location in Normandy
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| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Lisieux |
| Canton | Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives |
| Intercommunality | Trois Rivières |
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7.72 km2 (2.98 sq mi) |
| Population
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367 |
| • Density | 47.54/km2 (123.13/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code |
14616 /14140
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| Elevation | 72–184 m (236–604 ft) (avg. 170 m or 560 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sainte-Marguerite-de-Viette was a small area in France, like a village or a town, known as a commune. It was located in the northwest part of the country.
About Sainte-Marguerite-de-Viette
Sainte-Marguerite-de-Viette was once a commune in the Basse-Normandie region of France. This region is in the northwestern part of the country. It was also part of the Calvados department. A department is like a county or a smaller administrative area within a region.
Where was it located?
This former commune was situated in the Calvados department. The Calvados department is famous for its beautiful countryside and its apple cider. Sainte-Marguerite-de-Viette was specifically found in the northwest of France.
What happened to it?
On January 1, 2017, Sainte-Marguerite-de-Viette was no longer a separate commune. It joined with other nearby communes to form a new, larger commune called Saint-Pierre-en-Auge. This kind of merger happens sometimes to make local government more efficient.
