Proussy () is a former commune in the

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department in the

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in northwestern

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. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of

Condé-en-Normandie Condé-en-Normandie () is a commune in the department of Calvados, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Condé-sur-Noireau (the seat), La Chapelle-Engerbold, Lénault, Pro ...

. In August 1944 as

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was being fought, Proussy served as the location of Field Marshal

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's tactical headquarters. The former commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.

Population

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Former communes of Calvados (department) Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Vire-geo-stub