Saint-Martin-des-Besaces

Saint-Martin-des-Besaces is a former commune. It is found in the region Basse-Normandie in the Calvados department in the northwest of France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Souleuvre-en-Bocage.[1]

Saint-Martin-des-Besaces

Administration
Country France
Region Lower Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Vire
Canton Le Bény-Bocage
Intercommunality Bény-Bocage
Mayor Colette Lesouef
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 115–308 m (377–1,010 ft)
(avg. 220 m/720 ft)
Land area1 22.03 km2 (8.51 sq mi)
Population2 1,061  (1999)
 - Density 48/km2 (120/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 14629/ 14350
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.

References

  1. Arrêté préfectoral 1 December 2015 (in French)