Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe

Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ la blɑ̃ʃ ɛʁb] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe
Commune
Ardenne Abbey
Location of Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe
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Coordinates: 49°11′25″N 0°24′34″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Caen-2
Intercommunality	CU Caen la Mer
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Stéphane Le Helley[1]
Area 1	2.63 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,493
• Density	950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14587 /14280
Elevation	60–76 m (197–249 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 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 304 —     1800 249 −2.81% 1806 306 +3.50% 1821 283 −0.52% 1831 286 +0.11% 1836 313 +1.82% 1841 305 −0.52% 1846 292 −0.87% 1851 273 −1.34% 1856 256 −1.28% 1861 269 +1.00% 1866 258 −0.83% 1872 262 +0.26% 1876 246 −1.56% 1881 240 −0.49% 1886 237 −0.25% 1891 253 +1.32% 1896 177 −6.90%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 186 +1.00% 1906 195 +0.95% 1911 175 −2.14% 1921 196 +1.14% 1926 209 +1.29% 1931 215 +0.57% 1936 233 +1.62% 1946 212 −0.94% 1954 303 +4.57% 1962 265 −1.66% 1968 232 −2.19% 1975 1,327 +28.29% 1982 1,223 −1.16% 1990 1,615 +3.54% 1999 2,531 +5.12% 2007 2,454 −0.39% 2012 2,436 −0.15% 2017 2,306 −1.09%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Ardenne Abbey
• Communes of the Calvados department