Terres De Druance
Terres de Druance (French pronunciation: [tɛʁ də dʁyɑ̃s]) is a commune in the department of Calvados, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Lassy (the seat), Saint-Jean-le-Blanc and Saint-Vigor-des-Mézerets.
Geography
The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Saint-Jean-le-Blanc, La Moissonnière, Gournay, Terres de Druance and Saint-Vigor-des-Mézerets.
The Commune along with another nine communes shares part of a 5,729 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Bassin de la Druance.
The River Druance and four streams, The Pres Carreaux, The Parcs, The Vaux plus the Cresme are the five watercourses flowing through the commune.
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Points of Interest
National heritage sites
Eglise Saint-Vigor de Saint-Vigor-des-Mézerets is a fifteenth century Church that was classed as a Monument historique in 1928.
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Terres de Druance.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 2 December 2016 (in French)
- ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
- ^ "Terres de Druance · 14770, France". Terres de Druance · 14770, France.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500118 - Bassin de la Druance - Description".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - la Druance (I24-0420)".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau des Vaux (I2427000)".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de Cresme (I2429000)".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau des Parcs (I2421100)".
- ^ "Eglise à Terres de Druance - PA00111724 - Monumentum". monumentum.fr.
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