commune
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Calvados
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Normandy
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France
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History
The commune resulted from the fusion in 1858 of Pertheville (259 inhabitants in 1856) and Ners (113 inhabitants).
Administration
The mayor from 1990 to March 2008 was Michel Mallet, a farmer, who was politically independent. The mayor from 2008 until 2014 was Joël Patard, a teacher, also an independent. The current mayor, elected in 2014 and 2020, is Séverine Lepetit.
Population
Sights
*The church of Saint-Aubin at Ners
*The church of Saint-Pierre at Pertheville
*The chateau
*The ''Manoir du Chêne Sec'' (Manor House of the Dry Oak)