Grimbosq

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Commune in Normandy, France

Coat of arms

Location of Grimbosq

(2020–2026) Gilles Bunel^[1]Area

8.63 km² (3.33 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

283 • Density33/km² (85/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

14320 /14220

Elevation8–142 m (26–466 ft)
(avg. 57 m or 187 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Grimbosq (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɛ̃bo]) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.^[3]

Geography

The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.^[4]

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Vieux Grimbosq, and Grimbosq.^[5]

The River Orne plus six streams The Coupe-Gorge, la Petite Vallee, La Planquette, The Flagy, La Vallee Fermante and La Grande Vallee are the four watercourses running through the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	190	—
1968	193	+1.6%
1975	184	−4.7%
1982	283	+53.8%
1990	285	+0.7%
1999	302	+6.0%
2008	277	−8.3%

Points of interest

Grimbosq Woods is 482 hectare site featuring two Arboretums and an 8.5 hectare animal park, featuring several species of deer and Wild boar.^[6]^[7]

National heritage sites

Château d'Olivet is the remains of an eleventh century feudal mound which was listed as a monument in 1988.^[8]

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.
^ "Map of Suiss Normande" (PDF).
^ "Map of Suiss Normande" (PDF).
^ ^a ^b "Grimbosq · 14220, France". Grimbosq · 14220, France.
^ l’Ouest, Christine Raout pour Voyages à (24 September 2022). "Cinq lieux incontournables à visiter dans la forêt de Grimbosq, près de Caen". Ouest-France.fr.
^ PETIT, Marie (21 July 2022). "EN IMAGES. Au parc animalier de Grimbosq, promeneurs et animaux se rencontrent dans les sous-bois". Ouest-France.fr.
^ "Château d'Olivet (motte féodale) à Grimbosq - PA00111378". monumentum.fr.