Saint-Germain-de-Livet

Saint-Germain-de-Livet (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ də livɛ] ^ⓘ) is a commune south of Lisieux in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Saint-Germain-de-Livet
Commune
Chateau St. Germain de Livet
Location of Saint-Germain-de-Livet
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Coordinates: 49°04′31″N 0°11′31″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Lisieux
Canton	Mézidon Vallée d'Auge
Intercommunality	CA Lisieux Normandie
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Louis Servy[1]
Area 1	16.41 km2 (6.34 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	698
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14582 /14100
Elevation	53–182 m (174–597 ft) (avg. 164 m or 538 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

The famous chateau at Saint-Germain-de-Livet, now open to the public, was built by the Tournebu (later Tournebu-de-Livet) family between 1561 and 1578.^[3][4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	559	—
1968	498	−10.9%
1975	589	+18.3%
1982	631	+7.1%
1990	598	−5.2%
1999	581	−2.8%
2008	803	+38.2%

Chateau Saint-Germain-de-Livet

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department