Proussy
| Proussy | |
|---|---|
 |
|
 Proussy
|
|
|
Location within Normandy region
Proussy
|
|
| Coordinates: 48°52′57″N 0°32′10″W / 48.8825°N 0.5361°WCoordinates: 48°52′57″N 0°32′10″W / 48.8825°N 0.5361°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Vire |
| Canton | Condé-sur-Noireau |
| Intercommunality | Condé Intercom |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Pierre Piel |
| Area1 | 12.64 km2 (4.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 417 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14523 /14110 |
| Elevation | 82–256 m (269–840 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.
Proussy is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Condé-en-Normandie.
In August 1944 as World War Two was being fought, Proussy served as the location of Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery's tactical headquarters.
...
Wikipedia