Commune in Normandy, France
Les Authieux-sur-Calonne (French pronunciation: [le.z‿otjø syʁ kalɔn] ⓘ commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France .
Geography
Les Authieux-sur-Calonne is located some 55 km north-east of Caen and 27 km south-east of Le Havre . Access to the commune is by the D534 road from Cormeilles in the south-east which passes through the north of the commune and the village and continues to join the D675 just west of the commune. The D140 road goes south from the village through the length of the commune to Le Mesnil-sur-Blangy in the south. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of La Route de Blangy, La Boudiniere, and La Grenterie. The commune is mostly farmland with some scattered forests.[ 3]
The Calonne river forms the north-eastern border of the commune as it flows north-west then west to join the Touques at Pont-l'Évêque . Several tributaries rise in the commune and flow north to join the Calonne including the Douet de la Thibaudiere, the Ruisseau des Rebutieres, the Ruisseau du Val Plot, and the Ryisseau de Manoir.[ 3]
Neighbouring communes and villages [ 3]
Heraldry
Arms of Les Authieux-sur-Calonne Blazon: Gules, two lions passant guardant of Or langued of Gules one over the other, in chief Azure charged with three churches of Argent. .[ 4]
Administration
The Town Hall List of Successive Mayors [ 5]
From
To
Name
Party
Position
2001
Monique Hachier
2001
2008
Lionel Barle
CEO
2008
2020
Jean-Alain Charpentier
Shipping manager
2020
2026
Ludovic Legout
Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Altaréens or Altaréennes in French.[ 6]
Historical population Year 1793 652 — 1800 667 +0.33% 1806 645 −0.56% 1821 634 −0.11% 1831 574 −0.99% 1836 555 −0.67% 1841 542 −0.47% 1846 501 −1.56% 1851 523 +0.86% 1856 464 −2.37% 1861 506 +1.75% 1866 502 −0.16% 1872 411 −3.28% 1876 456 +2.63% 1881 443 −0.58% 1886 408 −1.63% 1891 405 −0.15% 1896 422 +0.83%
Year 1901 354 −3.45% 1906 402 +2.58% 1911 391 −0.55% 1921 360 −0.82% 1926 375 +0.82% 1931 347 −1.54% 1936 314 −1.98% 1946 326 +0.38% 1954 263 −2.65% 1962 230 −1.66% 1968 219 −0.81% 1975 180 −2.76% 1982 186 +0.47% 1990 219 +2.06% 1999 250 +1.48% 2007 306 +2.56% 2012 291 −1.00% 2017 286 −0.35%
Source: EHESS[ 7] [ 8]
Les Authieux-sur-Calonne War Memorial
Culture and heritage
The Chapel of Saint Meuf
Civil heritage
The commune has two buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
The Manoir de la Porte (18th century)[ 9]
The Tanning and Wheat Mill (1853)[ 10]
Religious heritage
The Saint Meuf Chapel Portal The Church of Saint Pierre The commune has one religious building that is registered as an historical monument:
The Chapel Saint-Meuf [ 11] The Portal (16th century)[ 12] The Parish Church of Saint-Pierre contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
5 Statues (17th century)[ 13]
A Tabernacle , 2 seating sets, Tabernacle housing (17th century)[ 14]
A Painting: the Assumption (17th century)[ 15]
A Retable (17th century)[ 16]
The Altar facing (17th century)[ 17]
The main Altar (17th century)[ 18]
The main Altar (17th century)[ 18]
The Altar facing (17th century)[ 19]
A Statue: Saint Nicolas (16th century)[ 20]
A Stoup and portable Stoup (15th century)[ 21]
Notable people linked to the commune
See also
References
^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies . 28 December 2023.^ a b c Google Maps ^ GASO, la banque du blason - Les Authieux-sur-Calonne Calvados , consulted on 17 August 2011 (in French) ^ List of Mayors of France (in French) ^ Le nom des habitants du 14 - Calvados , habitants.fr^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui : Commune data sheet Les Authieux-sur-Calonne , EHESS (in French) .^ Population en historique depuis 1968 , INSEE^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA14000101 Manoir de la Porte (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA14000759 Tanning and Wheat Mill (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00111025 Chapel Saint-Meuf (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM14000023 Portal (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM14000883 5 Statues (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM14000882 Tabernacle, 2 seating sets, Tabernacle housing (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM14000881 Painting: the Assumption (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM14000880 Retable (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM14000028 Altar facing (in French)
^ a b Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM14000027 Main Altar (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM14000026 Altar facing (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM14000025 Statue: Saint Nicolas (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM14000024 Stoup and portable Stoup (in French)
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