Sallenelles

Sallenelles
Orne estuary Orne estuary
Coat of arms of Sallenelles Coat of arms
Sallenelles
Location within Lower Normandy region Sallenelles
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Cabourg
Intercommunality	Campagne et Baie de L'Orne
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Louis Greffin
Area1	1.25 km2 (0.48 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	272
• Density	220/km2 (560/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	14665 / 14121
Elevation	0–40 m (0–131 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 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.

Sallenelles is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	257	—
1968	306	+19.1%
1975	314	+2.6%
1982	290	−7.6%
1990	240	−17.2%
1999	293	+22.1%
2008	272	−7.2%

Tourism

Most visitors to Sallenelles come to see the Orne estuary, to walk, cycle, or hunt the local water-fowl, or the Maison de la Nature, a permanent exhibition on the local ecosystem. World War II veterans come to see the memorial to the Belgian Brigade Piron which liberated the village in 1944.

Transportation

Sallenelles is on the D514 between Ranville and Merville-Franceville-Plage. There is also a road to Amfreville. The Bus Verts line 20 has some services that stop at Sallenelles.

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

References

• INSEE