Saint-Sever-Calvados

Geography

The former French commune covered 2,792 hectares, with a high proportion of it being the Saint-Sever forest. The Saint-Sever forest is the source of two rivers, the river Vire and the river Siena. Lorencières, at the south of the area is highest point at about 350 metres, and the lowest, in the north east area at about 144 metres. The south of the area is on the granite massif of Vire-Carolles, and the north on the schistous basement of the basin. The average rainfall is 1,150 mm.

The places within the area are la Bersairie, les Déserts, la Braiserie, Saint-Blaise, la Caverie, les Broderies, la Lande, le Bourg (au nord), la Guertière, la Guibellière, la Bunoudière, la Basse Fosse, la Haute Fosse, le Mouton, les Houlettes, le Beauregard, la Maquellerie, le Souchet, la Jourdanière, les Closets, le Vieux Château, le Clos, la Clairière, la Davière, la Faverie, la Jardière, la Rigoussière, la Quetterie, la Nellerie, la Vermondière, la Clergerie (à l'est), la Tournerie, le Mesnil, la Mennetière, la Jancellière, la Capucière, les Lorencières, la Noue de Sienne, l'Ermitage (au sud), le Valet, Brundou, la Jouardière, la Reinière, la Guermonderie, la Pédevinière, les Rivages, Cotigny, Plate Bourse, le Clos du Pôt, la Fieffe, la Porte de Cotigny, la Gablerie, le Bois de Cotigny, le Courbillon (à l'ouest) and le Richelieu

The town of Saint-Sever-Calvados is 13 km west of Vire and 14 km east of Villedieu-les-Poêles and is on a major road between those locations.

Population

|1793|1539 |1800|1527 |1806|1512 |1821|1515 |1831|1653 |1836|1685 |1841|1658 |1846|1608 |1851|1630 |1856|1551 |1861|1507 |1866|1517 |1872|1526 |1876|1540 |1881|1554 |1886|1514 |1891|1512 |1896|1338 |1901|1387 |1906|1456 |1911|1472 |1921|1335 |1926|1400 |1931|1539 |1936|1704 |1946|1680 |1954|1566 |1962|1485 |1968|1415 |1975|1379 |1982|1425 |1990|1409 |1999|1325 |2008|1369 |2022|1226

International relations

The commune is twinned with:

• Niederdorfelden, Germany since 1973.

References

References

1. (December 2024). "Populations de référence 2022". [[Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques.
2. [https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2016/12/6/INTB1700252A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral] 6 December 2016 {{in lang. fr
3. "Géoportail".