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Louvigny | |
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 A general view of Louvigny | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Louvigny | |
  Louvigny  Louvigny | |
| Coordinates: 49°09′31″N 0°23′27″W / 49.1586°N 0.3908°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Caen-5 |
| Intercommunality | CU Caen la Mer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Ledoux[1] |
Area 1 | 5.64 km2 (2.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,612 |
| • Density | 463/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14383 /14111 |
| Elevation | 2–48 m (6.6–157.5 ft) (avg. 7 m or 23 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Louvigny (French pronunciation: [luviɲi] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Geography
[edit]The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Athis and Louvigny.[3]
Two rivers the Orne and one of its tributaries the Odon a flow through the commune.[4][5]
Neighbouring communes[3] | |
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Population
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Points of interest
[edit]National Heritage Sites
[edit]The commune has three sites listed as a Monument historique.[8]
- Eglise Saint-Vigor a fourteenth centaury church listed as monuments in 1927.[9]
- Château de Louvigny an eighteenth centaury chateau listed as a monument in 1946.[10]
- Gate a seventeenth centaury gate listed as a monument in 1928.[11]
Sport
[edit]The commune has a 6 hole golf course since 2011, the Golf Compact de Louvigny.[12][13]
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]Louvigny is twinned with:[14][15][16][17]
Feniton, England. Since 1976
Zellingen, Germany. Since 1984
Bertea, Romania. Since 1998
Colceresa, Italy. Since 2001
Local names
[edit]- Lovigky (Louvignian)
- Lokilia (Calvado Language)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Louvigny · France". Louvigny · France.
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Orne (I2--0200)".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Odon (I26-0400)".
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Louvigny, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Les Monuments Historiques en Calvados - 14 - Monumentum". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Eglise à Louvigny - PA00111511". Monumentum.
- ^ "Château à Louvigny - PA00111510". Monumentum.
- ^ "Porte du 17e siècle à Louvigny - PA00111512". Monumentum.
- ^ "Golf Compact de Louvigny - LOUVIGNY".
- ^ "Golf Compact de Louvigny". Golf Stars.
- ^ "Home". www.feniton.org.uk.
- ^ "Louvigny et Zellingen ont fêté 40 ans d'amitié". Ouest-France (in French). 21 May 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ^ Loupy 68 (PDF) (Report) (in French). Ville de Louvigny. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ^ "Louvigny fête ses 20 ans de jumelage avec l'Italie". Ouest-France (in French). 28 August 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
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