Valambray

Valambray (French pronunciation: [valɑ̃bʁɛ]) is a commune in the department of Calvados, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Airan (the seat), Billy, Conteville, Fierville-Bray and Poussy-la-Campagne.^[3]

Valambray
Commune
The road into Airan
Location of Valambray
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Coordinates: 49°06′04″N 0°09′07″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Troarn
Intercommunality	CC Val ès Dunes
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrice Martin[1]
Area 1	41.16 km2 (15.89 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,672
• Density	40.62/km2 (105.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14005 /14370
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 is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Airan, Valmeray, Conteville, Billy, Poussy-la-Campagne, Bray la Campagne, Cinq Autels and Danneville.^[4]

A single watercourse, the Muance river flows through the commune.^[5]

Points of Interest

National Heritage sites

The Commune has three buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique^[6]

• Église Saint-Germain twelfth century church listed as a monument in 1930.^[7]
• Château de Coupigny an eighteenth centaury chateau that was classed as a Monument historique in 1927.^[8]
• Moulin à eau a water mill built in 1682 to grind flour that was classed as a Monument historique in 1975.^[9]

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department