Crocy

Crocy (French pronunciation: [kʁɔsi] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department and Normandy region of north-western France. It is situated close to Falaise.

Crocy
Commune
The church in Crocy
Location of Crocy
Crocy Show map of France Crocy Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 48°52′51″N 0°03′51″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Falaise
Intercommunality	Pays de Falaise
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Edouard Reussner[1]
Area 1	10.07 km2 (3.89 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	287
• Density	29/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14206 /14620
Elevation	56–106 m (184–348 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The name is believed to derive from the Gallo-Roman personal name Crossius.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Les Cordiers, Le Coisel, La Croix Potier, Le Manoir, Vitreseul and Crocy.^[3] The commune borders the Orne department.^[3]

Three rivers run through the commune the Dives, La Filaine and La Gronde.^[4][5][6]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	311	—
1975	311	+0.00%
1982	305	−0.28%
1990	304	−0.04%
1999	289	−0.56%
2009	299	+0.34%
2014	310	+0.73%
2020	291	−1.05%
Source: INSEE[7]

Points of Interest

• Eglise Saint-Hilaire - is a church built in the 12th centaury which was listed as a Monument historique in 1927.^[8]

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department