'Hérouville-Saint-Clair' is a town and
commune of the
Calvados ''
département'' and
Basse-Normandie ''
région'' in northwestern
France. It is a
suburb of the city of
Caen, and lies adjacent to it in a northeasterly direction, along the west side of the
Canal de Caen à la Mer. Its inhabitants are called ''Hérouvillais''.
Just across the canal from Hérouville is a
Renault Trucks manufacturing plant, which is situated between the canal and the
Orne River. Just east of the river is the town of
Colombelles.
''Hérouville'' was the commune name until
1957.
Population
Hérouville-Saint-Clair experienced a very fast development which made it the most populous suburb of
Caen. A simple village at the beginning of
1960, the commune passed from fewer than 2,000 inhabitants to almost 25,000 in less than fifteen years. This figure has varied little since
1975.
Administration
The
canton of Hérouville-Saint-Clair (sometimes also called Caen-5 ), includes only part of the commune. It has a population of 18,607. The other part belongs to the
canton of Caen-Hérouville (or Caen-6).
External links
★
Official website
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