Hérouville-Saint-Clair () is a
commune in the
Calvados department in the
Normandy
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region
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in northwestern
France
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.
It is a
suburb
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of the city of
Caen
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, and lies adjacent to it in a northeasterly direction, along the west side of the
Canal de Caen à la Mer
Canal de Caen à la Mer (; , 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 and the English Channel.
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. Its inhabitants are called ''Hérouvillais''.
Just across the canal from Hérouville is a
Renault Trucks
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manufacturing plant, which is situated between the canal and the
Orne River. Just east of the river is the town of
Colombelles.
''Hérouville'' was the commune name until 1957.
Population
Hérouville-Saint-Clair experienced a very fast development which made it the most populous suburb of
Caen
Caen (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune inland from the northwestern coast of France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Calvados (department), Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inha ...
. A simple village at the beginning of 1960, the commune passed from fewer than 2,000 inhabitants to almost 25,000 in less than fifteen years. This figure has varied little since 1975.
See also
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Communes of the Calvados department
The following is a list of the 526 Communes of France, communes of the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities ...
References
External links
Official website
Communes of Calvados (department)
Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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