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La Cambe | |
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Coordinates: 49°20′38″N 1°00′15″W / 49.3439°N 1.0042°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Calvados |
Arrondissement | Bayeux |
Canton | Trévières |
Intercommunality | CC Isigny-Omaha Intercom |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Lenice[1] |
Area 1 | 11.17 km2 (4.31 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 550 |
• Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 14124 /14230 |
Elevation | 0–39 m (0–128 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
La Cambe is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France with a population of 548.[3]
La Cambe is a Calvados commune located in the Bessin, more specifically, in the Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin natural regional park. It is located 7.5 km away from Isigny-sur-Mer and 23 km away from Bayeux. La Cambe is located along the national road N13 that connects Cherbourg and Paris.
According to the European database of biophysical occupation, La Cambe's territory is split into four sections. It is made up of 60.9% agricultural land, 30.8% forest, 4.7% urban land and 3.6% heterogenous agricultural zones.[4]