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Rapilly

Rapilly is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy région in northwestern France. The commune is where the Baize joins the river Orne.

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Coordinates: 48°51′28″N 0°20′00″W / 48.8578°N 0.3333°W / 48.8578; -0.3333
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementCaen
CantonFalaise
IntercommunalityPays de Falaise
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Françoise Jurkiewicz1
Area
1
4.19 km2 (1.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)2
44
 • Density11/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14531 /14690
Elevation54–222 m (177–728 ft)
(avg. 118 m or 387 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rapilly is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy région in northwestern France. The commune is where the Baize joins the river Orne.3

Geography

The commune of Rapilly is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.4

The Commune with another 20 communes shares part of a 2,115 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents.5

The commune is where the river Baize feeds into the river Orne.6

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
196256—    
196855−1.8%
197551−7.3%
198251+0.0%
199046−9.8%
199947+2.2%
200841−12.8%
See also

See also

References

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. "La vallée de la Baize". Calvados Tourisme.
  4. "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
  5. "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500091 - Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents - Description".
  6. "La baize [I22-0400] - Cours d'eau selon la version Carthage 2017". www.sandre.eaufrance.fr.
  7. "Rapilly · 14690, France". Rapilly · 14690, France.