Potigny

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

Potigny
Commune
Miners' houses
Coat of arms
Location of Potigny
Potigny Show map of France Potigny Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 48°58′19″N 0°14′48″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Falaise
Intercommunality	Pays de Falaise
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Kepa[1]
Area 1	4.26 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,076
• Density	490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14516 /14420
Elevation	125–206 m (410–676 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 375 —     1851 402 +0.12% 1896 271 −0.87% 1901 239 −2.48% 1906 223 −1.38% 1911 451 +15.13% 1921 1,473 +12.56% 1926 1,731 +3.28% 1931 2,742 +9.64% 1936 2,420 −2.47% 1946 2,403 −0.07%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1954 2,694 +1.44% 1962 2,926 +1.04% 1968 2,720 −1.21% 1975 2,408 −1.73% 1982 2,120 −1.80% 1990 1,776 −2.19% 1999 1,703 −0.47% 2007 1,734 +0.23% 2012 1,886 +1.69% 2017 2,075 +1.93%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

International relations

Potigny is twinned with the village of Banwell in Somerset.

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department