Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau is a commune in the Calvados department in the

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in northwestern

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. The name roughly translates as ''Saint Mary beyond the Water''.

Geography

The village is located approximately 1 kilometre east from

Pont-Farcy Pont-Farcy () is a former commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Before 1 January 2018, it was part of the Calvados department. On 1 January 2018, it was merged into the commune of Tessy-Bocage.

, on the left bank of the river Vire. The village is a collection of farm houses and a church. The overall population is 85 (in 2008), including outlying farms. Other nearby communes include

Pont-Bellanger Pont-Bellanger () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 528 communes An intentional community ...

and Beaumesnil. The nearest large towns are Villedieu-les-Poeles and Vire. The village is located close to the Calvados tourist attraction ''Grotte de Bion''

Population

References

Communes of Calvados (department) Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Calvados-geo-stub