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Souleuvre en Bocage (, literally ''
Souleuvre The Souleuvre () is a 19.0 km long right affluent of the Vire in Normandy, northwestern France. Geography It crops at Montchamp near the hamlets of Lamerie, la Druerie and la Saffrie, 9 km to the east of Le Bény-Bocage and arrives a ...
in
Bocage Bocage (, ) is a terrain of mixed woodland and pasture characteristic of parts of Northern France, Southern England, Ireland, the Netherlands and Northern Germany, in regions where pastoral farming is the dominant land use. ''Bocage'' may als ...
'') is a
commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...
in the
department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
of
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 Norm ...
, northwestern
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Beaulieu,
Le Bény-Bocage Le Bény-Bocage () 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 Souleuvre-en-Bocage.Bures-les-Monts Bures-les-Monts () 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 Souleuvre-en-Bocage.Campeaux, Carville, Étouvy,
La Ferrière-Harang La Ferrière-Harang () is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises o ...
, La Graverie, Malloué, Montamy, Mont-Bertrand, Montchauvet, Le Reculey,
Saint-Denis-Maisoncelles Saint-Denis-Maisoncelles () 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 Souleuvre-en-Bocage.Sainte-Marie-Laumont Sainte-Marie-Laumont () is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises ...
,
Saint-Martin-des-Besaces Saint-Martin-des-Besaces () 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 Souleuvre-en-Bocage.Saint-Martin-Don, Saint-Ouen-des-Besaces,
Saint-Pierre-Tarentaine Saint-Pierre-Tarentaine () is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also compri ...
and Le Tourneur.Arrêté préfectoral
1 December 2015


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Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 528 communes of the Calvados department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Calvados (department) Populated places established in 2016 2016 establishments in France {{Calvados-geo-stub