Le Mesnil-Patry | |
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Coordinates: 49°11′45″N 0°32′37″W / 49.1958°N 0.5436°WCoordinates: 49°11′45″N 0°32′37″W / 49.1958°N 0.5436°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Calvados |
Arrondissement | Caen |
Canton | Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse |
Area1 | 3.51 km2 (1.36 sq mi) |
Population (2008)2 | 284 |
• Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 14423 /14740 |
Elevation | 69–97 m (226–318 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft) |
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. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Le Mesnil-Patry is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Thue et Mue.
On 11 June 1944 the Battle of Le Mesnil-Patry was fought to the east of the town, involving units of the 12th SS Panzer Division, 3rd Canadian Infantry Division and 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade.