Colombelles

Colombelles
Norman tower Norman tower
Coat of arms of Colombelles Coat of arms
Colombelles
Location within Lower Normandy region Colombelles
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Cabourg
Intercommunality	Caen la Mer
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Colin Sueur
Area1	7.14 km2 (2.76 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	5,895
• Density	830/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	14167 / 14460
Elevation	2–49 m (6.6–160.8 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Colombelles is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.

It is located on the Canal de Caen à la Mer.

Population

The population of this sleepy little village mushroomed after Auguste Thyssen bought some land in 1909 and established a steel mill there.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1911	186	—
1914	178	−4.3%
1921	2,301	+1192.7%
1927	2,556	+11.1%
1932	3,108	+21.6%
1939	3,452	+11.1%
1999	6,235	+80.6%
2008	5,895	−5.5%

International relations

Colombelles is twinned with Fremington, Devon (UK) since 1983 and with Steinheim am Albuch (Baden-Württemberg, Germany) since 1986 (see that article in German).

See also

• Société Métallurgique de Normandie
• Communes of the Calvados department

References

• INSEE