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Tortisambert


FieldValue
nameTortisambert
imageTortisambert 2010 (4).JPG
arrondissementLisieux
cantonLivarot-Pays-d'Auge
INSEE14696
postal code14140
communeLivarot-Pays-d'Auge
coordinates
elevation m159
elevation min m77
elevation max m213
area km26.07
population126
population date2022
population footnotes

Tortisambert () is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Livarot-Pays-d’Auge and became a delegated commune.

Geography

Tortisambert is situated within the arrondissement of Lisieux and the canton of Livarot-Pays-d’Auge. It covered an area of 6.07 km², with elevations ranging from 77 m to 213 m above sea level, and an average altitude around 159 m (elevation of the former town hall).

Demographics

The population of Tortisambert has seen a long-term decline from 228 in 1962 to 126 in 2022. Below is a table of its historical population:

|1962|228 |1968|187 |1975|164 |1982|127 |1990|136 |1999|149 |2009|148 |2022|126

Data courtesy of INSEE.

Administration

Since 1 January 2016, Tortisambert has been a delegated commune of Livarot-Pays-d’Auge.

Heritage and notable sites

  • A 16th-century manoir, known as the Manoir du Coudray, is located in Tortisambert and is recorded in the regional archives.
  • The local church, Église Sainte-Trinité, also represents regional ecclesiastical heritage. (French-language sources such as the Mérimée database may provide further documentation.)

References

References

  1. (December 2024). "Populations de référence 2022". [[Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques.
  2. (24 December 2015). "Arrêté préfectoral du 24 décembre 2015 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Livarot-Pays-d'Auge". Legifrance.
  3. "Local data – Tortisambert". Map-France.com.
  4. "Tortisambert – population en 2022". INSEE.
  5. "Livarot-Pays-d'Auge – merger details". INSEE.
  6. "Le manoir du Coudray à Tortisambert". Archives départementales du Calvados.
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