Perrières

Perrières (French pronunciation: [pɛʁjɛʁ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Perrières
Commune
The church in Perrières
Location of Perrières
Perrières Show map of France Perrières Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 48°57′36″N 0°08′06″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Falaise
Intercommunality	Pays de Falaise
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Chandon[1]
Area 1	8.17 km2 (3.15 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	341
• Density	41.7/km2 (108/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14497 /14170
Elevation	42–136 m (138–446 ft) (avg. 74 m or 243 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 river Perrières flows through the commune.^[3]

History

Around 1075, the Lord of Courcy, Richard founded a priory under the protection of the Marmoutier Abbey close to Tours."Église Saint-Vigor". Recensement du patrimoine religieux. Observatoire du Patrimoine Religieux. Retrieved 28 August 2025.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	434	—
1968	378	−12.9%
1975	308	−18.5%
1982	269	−12.7%
1990	254	−5.6%
1999	252	−0.8%
2008	276	+9.5%

Points of Interest

National heritage sites

The commune has two sites listed as a Monument historique.^[5]

• Old tithe barn - a thirteenth centaury Tithe barn that was listed as a monument in 1947.^[6]
• Church - a twelfth centaury church built on the priory site created by Richard de Courcy, it was listed as a monument in 1928.^[7]

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department