Fourneaux-le-Val

Fourneaux-le-Val (French pronunciation: [fuʁno lə val] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Fourneaux-le-Val
Commune
The public washhouse of Le Val Besnet
Location of Fourneaux-le-Val
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Coordinates: 48°51′20″N 0°15′55″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Falaise
Intercommunality	Pays de Falaise
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Sabrina Catherine[1]
Area 1	5.39 km2 (2.08 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	154
• Density	29/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14284 /14700
Elevation	122–241 m (400–791 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune of Fourneaux-le-Val is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.^[3]

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Fourneaux-le-Val, Le Bois Groult and La Hunaudière.

The river Baize runs through the commune, along with two of its tributaries, Ruisseau des Vaux Viets and Ruisseau du Val Lienard.^[4]

Notable buildings and places

• The Lavoir at Val Besnet is listed in the General inventory of cultural heritage.^[6]

• 
  Lavoir of val Besnet
• 
  Church of Saint-Pierre de Fourneaux-le-Val

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	154	—
1968	149	−3.2%
1975	138	−7.4%
1982	157	+13.8%
1990	183	+16.6%
1999	175	−4.4%
2008	178	+1.7%

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department