Sallenelles

Sallenelles
Orne estuary
Coat of arms
Sallenelles
Location within Normandy region  Sallenelles
Coordinates: 49°15′50″N 0°13′41″W / 49.2639°N 0.2281°W / 49.2639; -0.2281Coordinates: 49°15′50″N 0°13′41″W / 49.2639°N 0.2281°W / 49.2639; -0.2281
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Cabourg
Intercommunality	Campagne et Baie de L'Orne
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Louis Greffin
Area1	1.25 km2 (0.48 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	272
• Density	220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	14665 /14121
Elevation	0–40 m (0–131 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 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.

Sallenelles is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Most visitors to Sallenelles come to see the Orne estuary, to walk, cycle, or hunt the local water-fowl, or the Maison de la Nature, a permanent exhibition on the local ecosystem. World War II veterans come to see the memorial to the Belgian Brigade Piron which liberated the village in 1944.

Sallenelles is on the D514 between Ranville and Merville-Franceville-Plage. There is also a road to Amfreville. The Bus Verts line 20 has some services that stop at Sallenelles.