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Vendeuvre (French pronunciation: [vɑ̃dœvʁ] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Favières, Pont and Vendeuvre.[3]

Two rivers The Dives and The Perrières are the watercourses that run through the commune.[4][5] Le Douit du Houle stream also runs through the commune.[6]


Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962828—    
1968809−2.3%
1975721−10.9%
1982706−2.1%
1990708+0.3%
1999734+3.7%
2008742+1.1%

Points of Interest

National heritage sites

The commune has five sites listed as a Monument historique.[7]

  • Château de Vendeuvre – an eighteenth centaury Chateau and gardens listed as a monument in 1970.[8] It is open to the public and features a Miniature furniture museum.[9]
  • Château de Grisy – a sixteenth centaury chateau listed as a monument in 1953.[10]
  • Cross – an eleventh centaury Wayside cross that was listed as a monument in 1903.[11]
  • Église Saint-Brice de Grisy – a twelfth centaury church listed as a monument in 1928.[12]
  • The Vavasseurie-au-Cerf – a sixteenth centaury farm listed as a monument in 1980.[13]

See also

References