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Olendon | |
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 Fallen menhir | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Olendon | |
  Olendon  Olendon | |
| Coordinates: 48°58′11″N 0°10′12″W / 48.9697°N 0.17°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Falaise |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Falaise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Norbert Blais[1] |
Area 1 | 7.45 km2 (2.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 190 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (66/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14476 /14170 |
| Elevation | 81–170 m (266–558 ft) (avg. 206 m or 676 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Olendon (French pronunciation: [ɔlɑ̃dɔ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Geography
[edit]Neighbouring communes[3] | |
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Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 160 | — |
| 1975 | 147 | −1.20% |
| 1982 | 174 | +2.44% |
| 1990 | 185 | +0.77% |
| 1999 | 168 | −1.07% |
| 2007 | 184 | +1.14% |
| 2012 | 193 | +0.96% |
| 2017 | 184 | −0.95% |
| 2023 | 190 | +0.54% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Points of Interest
[edit]- Le menhir d'Olendon a Neolithic 2.3m Menhir that was discovered by a local farmer and now lies on its side by teh village hall.[5][6]
National Heritage sites
[edit]- Le château d'Olendon is a chateau built in 1614 that was listed as a Monument historique in 1997.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "Olendon · 14170, France". Olendon · 14170, France.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ "Un voyage en terre de préhistoire lors des Journées du patrimoine".
- ↑ "Menhir d'Olendon Standing Stone (Menhir)". The Megalithic Portal. The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ↑ "Château à Olendon - PA14000005". Monumentum.
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