Colombelles

Colombelles is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
It is located on the Canal de Caen à la Mer.

Population

The population of this sleepy little village mushroomed after August Thyssen bought some land in 1909 and established a steel mill there.

International relations

Colombelles is twinned with Fremington, Devon since 1983 and with Steinheim am Albuch since 1986.