Bretteville-sur-Laize

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Commune in Normandy, France

Coat of arms

Location of Bretteville-sur-Laize

(2020–2026) Bruno François^[1]Area

9.68 km² (3.74 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,911 • Density200/km² (510/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

14100 /14680

Elevation38–130 m (125–427 ft)
(avg. 54 m or 177 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bretteville-sur-Laize (French pronunciation: [bʁɛtvil syʁ lɛz] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

The scene of heavy fighting following the Normandy landings, much of the town is of post-World War II construction.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,246	—
1968	1,323	+6.2%
1975	1,299	−1.8%
1982	1,400	+7.8%
1990	1,341	−4.2%
1999	1,504	+12.2%
2008	1,566	+4.1%
2010	1,642	+4.9%
2015	1,812	+10.4%
2021	1,911	+5.5%

International relations

Bretteville-sur-Laize is twinned with:

Maßbach, Germany (since 1989)
Chagford, England (since 1975, but twinning activity lapsed in the 1990s)

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.