Blainville-sur-Orne

Blainville-sur-Orne is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Blainville-sur-Orne
Commune
The church in Blainville-sur-Orne
Coat of arms
Location of Blainville-sur-Orne
Blainville-sur-Orne
Blainville-sur-Orne
Coordinates: 49°13′47″N 0°17′56″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementCaen
CantonOuistreham
IntercommunalityCaen la Mer
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Daniel Françoise
Area
1
7.11 km2 (2.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
5,801
 • Density820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14076 /14550
Elevation0–36 m (0–118 ft)
(avg. 25 m or 82 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Blainville-sur-Orne is on the west side of the Canal de Caen à la Mer, just south of Bénouville and the famous Pegasus Bridge of D-Day fame. The town is also home to a Renault Trucks (formerly Saviem) manufacturing plant. The plant is across the canal to the southeast, between the canal and the Orne River. Just across the river from the plant is the commune of Colombelles. Directly across the canal from Blainville-sur-Orne is the fourth commercial French port for the importation of exotic wood, generally coming from the Gulf of Guinea. The port also exports cereals that are produced in the area and has a silo capacity of 33,000 tons.

Geography

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793210—    
1800299+42.4%
1806325+8.7%
1821382+17.5%
1831351−8.1%
1836359+2.3%
1841353−1.7%
1846389+10.2%
1851357−8.2%
1856362+1.4%
1861381+5.2%
1866388+1.8%
1872351−9.5%
1876350−0.3%
1881307−12.3%
1886297−3.3%
1891282−5.1%
1896245−13.1%
1901235−4.1%
1906239+1.7%
1911231−3.3%
1921960+315.6%
19261,189+23.9%
19311,206+1.4%
1936579−52.0%
19461,573+171.7%
19542,079+32.2%
19622,119+1.9%
19682,735+29.1%
19752,519−7.9%
19824,390+74.3%
19904,341−1.1%
19994,387+1.1%
20086,002+36.8%

Twin towns

Blainville-sur-Orne is twinned with:

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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