Espins

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Espins (French pronunciation: [epɛ̃] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

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Espins
Commune
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Coordinates: 49°00′06″N 0°24′40″W / 49.0017°N 0.4111°W / 49.0017; -0.4111
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Le Hom
Intercommunality	Cingal-Suisse Normande
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Françoise Haugou[1]
Area 1	4.58 km2 (1.77 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	246
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14248 /14220
Elevation	90–186 m (295–610 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.^[3]

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Bas d'Espins, Le Moncel and Espins.^[4]

The Traspy stream is the only watercourse running through the commune.

• Ferme de Foudenpant is the former manor of the Val Richer abbey, built in the fourteenth century it was listed as a monument in 1995.^[5]

• Communes of the Calvados department

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