Cambremer

Cambremer
Chateau Les Bruyères
Coat of arms
Cambremer
Location within Lower Normandy region Cambremer
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Lisieux
Canton	Cambremer
Intercommunality	Cambremer
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Christian Bosshard
Area1	23.57 km2 (9.10 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	1,096
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	14126 / 14340
Elevation	34–162 m (112–531 ft) (avg. 96 m or 315 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Cambremer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France. Cambremer is located in the heart of the Pays d'Auge, between Lisieux and Caen.

Etymology

We do not know the exact etymology of the name of the town. The village is mentioned, however, from the seventh century under the Latinized form of Cambrimaro.

The second element is probably the Germanic meaning lake or pond (see Old English meri: lake, pond, now in place names -Mère). Common in the north of France (see Mortemer ).

History

In 1972, the commune of Grandouet in the canton of Cambremer and those of Saint-Aubin-sur-Algot and Saint-Pair-du-Mont, in the township of Mézidon-Canon, are incorporated in Cambremer.

Heraldry

Weapons Cambremer The arms of the town of Cambremer emblazon well: Gules the two-headed eagle displayed gold.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,191	—
1968	1,068	−10.3%
1975	936	−12.4%
1982	915	−2.2%
1990	1,006	+9.9%
1999	1,092	+8.5%
2008	1,096	+0.4%

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

References

• INSEE