Saint-Contest

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Commune in Normandy, France
Saint-Contest
Commune
Church of Saint-Contest
Church of Saint-Contest
Location of Saint-Contest
Map
(2020–2026)
Jean-Marc Philippe[1]
Area
1
8.05 km2 (3.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,487
 • Density310/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14566 /14280
Elevation54–77 m (177–253 ft)
(avg. 77 m or 253 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Contest (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ kɔ̃tɛ]) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 455—    
1800 455+0.00%
1806 868+11.37%
1821 890+0.17%
1831 897+0.08%
1836 926+0.64%
1841 955+0.62%
1846 933−0.47%
1851 894−0.85%
1856 885−0.20%
1861 840−1.04%
1866 857+0.40%
1872 757−2.05%
1876 711−1.56%
1881 707−0.11%
1886 683−0.69%
1891 660−0.68%
1896 567−2.99%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 503−2.37%
1906 493−0.40%
1911 457−1.51%
1921 431−0.58%
1926 462+1.40%
1931 504+1.76%
1936 558+2.06%
1946 418−2.85%
1954 573+4.02%
1962 647+1.53%
1968 766+2.85%
1975 810+0.80%
1982 1,100+4.47%
1990 1,541+4.30%
1999 1,989+2.88%
2007 2,351+2.11%
2012 2,493+1.18%
2017 2,517+0.19%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Administration

Mayors of Saint-Contest

From To Name Party
2001
2008
 Michel Charpentier Independent
2008
2014
 Denis Desynder Independent
2014
2020
 Stéphanie Yon-Courtin DVD

International relations

Saint-Contest is twinned with:

  • United Kingdom Marchwood, near Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Contest, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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