Isigny-sur-Mer
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Isigny-sur-Mer | |
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| Vire River | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Lower Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux |
| Canton | Isigny-sur-Mer |
| Intercommunality | Isigny Grandcamp |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 0–37 m (0–121 ft) (avg. 30 m (98 ft)*) |
| Land area1 | 17.44 km2 (6.73 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,920 (1999) |
| - Density | 167/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14342/ 14230 |
| 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. | |
Isigny-sur-Mer is a commune. It is found in the Normandy region in the Calvados department in the northwest of France.
Walt Disney's surname derives from the commune of Isigny. The earliest known ancestor of Walt Disney, with a similar name, was Jean-Christophe d'Isigny ("of Isigny"). "d'Isigny" was anglicised to Disney. d'Isigny in French means ("from Isigny").
On 1 January 2017, the former communes of Castilly, Neuilly-la-Forêt, Les Oubeaux, and Vouilly joined together to become the commune of Isigny-sur-Mer.[1]
Isigny-sur-Mer Media
A dairy in Isigny sur Mer around 1900
References
- ↑ (in French) Arrêté préfectoral du 13 septembre 2016 portant création de la commune nouvelle d'Isigny-sur-Mer Archived 2016-09-19 at the Wayback Machine.
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