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Colombelles (French pronunciation: [kɔlɔ̃bɛl] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Key Information
It is located on the Canal de Caen à la Mer.
Population
[edit]The population of this sleepy little village mushroomed after August Thyssen bought some land in 1909 and established a steel mill there.
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International relations
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Colombelles, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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