Bretteville-sur-Odon (French pronunciation: [bʁɛtvil syʁ ɔdɔ̃] , literally Bretteville on Odon) is a commune in the department of Calvados in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It lies on the river Odon, about 5 km (3.1 mi) west of Caen.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 544 —     1800 559 +0.39% 1806 618 +1.69% 1821 752 +1.32% 1831 756 +0.05% 1836 801 +1.16% 1841 804 +0.07% 1846 784 −0.50% 1851 803 +0.48% 1856 803 +0.00% 1861 817 +0.35% 1866 795 −0.54% 1872 758 −0.79% 1876 732 −0.87% 1881 737 +0.14% 1886 671 −1.86% 1891 634 −1.13% 1896 682 +1.47%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 556 −4.00% 1906 631 +2.56% 1911 651 +0.63% 1921 660 +0.14% 1926 652 −0.24% 1931 755 +2.98% 1936 726 −0.78% 1946 760 +0.46% 1954 1,807 +11.43% 1962 1,232 −4.68% 1968 2,182 +10.00% 1975 2,466 +1.76% 1982 3,326 +4.37% 1990 3,623 +1.07% 1999 3,951 +0.97% 2007 4,105 +0.48% 2012 3,900 −1.02% 2017 3,833 −0.35%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

• Woodbury, Devon, UK since 1978
• Glattbach, Germany since 1987
• Ouonck CR, Sénégal since 1997

• Communes of the Calvados department