Cambremer
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Location within Normandy region
Cambremer
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| Coordinates: 49°09′10″N 0°02′54″E / 49.1528°N 0.0483°ECoordinates: 49°09′10″N 0°02′54″E / 49.1528°N 0.0483°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Lisieux | |
| Canton | Mézidon-Canon | |
| Intercommunality | Cambremer | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Christian Bosshard | |
| Area1 | 23.57 km2 (9.10 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,096 | |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14126 /14340 | |
| Elevation | 34–162 m (112–531 ft) (avg. 96 m or 315 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Cambremer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Cambremer is located in the heart of the Pays d'Auge, between Lisieux and Caen.
We do not know the exact etymology of the name of the town. The village is mentioned, however, from the seventh century under the Latinized form of Cambrimaro.
The second element is probably the Germanic meaning lake or pond (see Old English meri: lake, pond, now in place names -Mère). Common in the north of France (see Mortemer ).
In 1972, the commune of Grandouet in the canton of Cambremer and those of Saint-Aubin-sur-Algot and Saint-Pair-du-Mont, in the township of Mézidon-Canon, are incorporated in Cambremer.
Weapons Cambremer The arms of the town of Cambremer emblazon well: Gules the two-headed eagle displayed gold.
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