Rots, Calvados

Rots (French pronunciation: [ʁo] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, the former communes Lasson and Secqueville-en-Bessin were merged into Rots.^[3]

Rots
Commune
Saint Ouen
Coat of arms
Location of Rots
Rots Show map of France Rots Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 49°12′30″N 0°28′36″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Thue et Mue
Intercommunality	CU Caen la Mer
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Bourguignon[1]
Area 1	23.40 km2 (9.03 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,541
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14543 /14980
Elevation	41–72 m (135–236 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 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.
1968	1,372	—
1975	1,537	+1.64%
1982	1,712	+1.55%
1990	1,912	+1.39%
1999	2,206	+1.60%
2007	2,329	+0.68%
2012	2,400	+0.60%
2017	2,438	+0.31%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department