Les Authieux-sur-Calonne


Les Authieux-sur-Calonne is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.
WWW lesauthieuxsurcalonne.fr

Geography

Les Authieux-sur-Calonne is located some 55 km north-east of Caen and 27 km south-east of Le Havre. Access to the commune is by the D534 road from Cormeilles in the south-east which passes through the north of the commune and the village and continues to join the D675 just west of the commune. The D140 road goes south from the village through the length of the commune to Le Mesnil-sur-Blangy in the south. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of La Route de Blangy, La Boudiniere, and La Grenterie. The commune is mostly farmland with some scattered forests.
The Calonne river forms the north-eastern border of the commune as it flows north-west then west to join the Touques at Pont-l'Évêque. Several tributaries rise in the commune and flow north to join the Calonne including the Douet de la Thibaudiere, the Ruisseau des Rebutieres, the Ruisseau du Val Plot, and the Ryisseau de Manoir.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors
FromToNamePartyPosition
2001Monique Hachier
20012008Lionel BarleCEO
20082020Jean-Alain CharpentierShipping manager
20202026Ludovic Legout

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Altaréens or Altaréennes in French.

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has two buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
  • The Manoir de la Porte
  • The '''Tanning and Wheat Mill'''

Religious heritage

The commune has one religious building that is registered as an historical monument:
  • The Chapel Saint-Meuf The Chapel contains one item that is registered as an historical object:
  • *The Portal
The Parish Church of Saint-Pierre contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

Notable people linked to the commune