Colombelles () is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Calvados
Calvados (, , ) is a brandy from Normandy in France, made from apples or pears, or from apples with pears.
History In France
Apple orchards and brewers are mentioned as far back as the 8th century by Charlemagne. The first known record of Nor ...
department in the
Normandy
Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...
region
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in northwestern France.
It is located on the
Canal de Caen à la Mer
Canal de Caen à la Mer ( en, Canal from Caen to the sea, also called the "Caen Canal") is a short canal in the department (préfecture) of Calvados, France, connecting the Port of Caen, in the city of Caen, downstream to the town of Ouistreham ...
.
Population
The population of this sleepy little village mushroomed after
August Thyssen bought some land in 1909 and established a steel mill there.
International relations
Colombelles is twinned with
Fremington, Devon
Fremington is a large village, civil parish and former manor in North Devon, England, the historic centre of which is situated three miles (5 km) west of Barnstaple. The village lies between the south bank of the tidal estuary of the Rive ...
(UK) since 1983 and with
Steinheim am Albuch
Steinheim am Albuch is a municipality in the district of Heidenheim in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Steinheim is known for its meteorite crater
An impact crater is a circular depression in the surface of a solid astronomical o ...
(Baden-Württemberg, Germany) since 1986 (see that article in
German
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**Ge ...
).
See also
*
Société Métallurgique de Normandie
*
Communes of the Calvados department
References
Communes of Calvados (department)
Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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