Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais () is a
commune in the
Calvados
Calvados (, , ) is a brandy from Normandy in France, made from apples and/or pears.
History In France
Apple orchards and brewers are mentioned as far back as the 8th century by Charlemagne. The first known record of Norman distillation was ma ...
department in the
Normandy
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Normandy comprises Normandy (administrative region), mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular N ...
region
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in northwestern
France
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.
Geography
The commune is part of the area known as
Suisse Normande.
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Boissaye, Le Tilleul and Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais.
The Commune with another 20 communes shares part of a 2,115 hectare,
Natura 2000
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conservation area, called the
Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents translated as Orne Valley and tributaries is a Natura 2000 conservation area that is 2,115 hectares in size.
Geography
The area is focused on Orne and 3 of its main tributaries, the laize, the Noireau and the Ro ...
.
The commune has six streams running through it The Langot, The Grand Etang, The Orival, The Val la Here, La Mesliere and La Vallee des Vaux.
The town lies 13 miles from the foot of the hill St. Clair, which rises to 306 meters.
Population
See also
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Communes of the Calvados department
The following is a list of the 526 Communes of France, communes of the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities ...
References
Communes of Calvados (department)
Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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