La Cambe

For the World War II German cemetery, see La Cambe German war cemetery.

La Cambe
Commune
Church of La Cambe seen from above
Coat of arms
Location of La Cambe
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Coordinates: 49°20′38″N1°00′15″W / 49.3439°N 1.0042°W / 49.3439; -1.0042
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Bayeux
Canton	Trévières
Intercommunality	CC Isigny-Omaha Intercom
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernard Lenice [1]
Area 1	11.17 km2 (4.31 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [2]	552
• Density	49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14124 /14230
Elevation	0–39 m (0–128 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Cambe is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France with a population of 548.

Geography

La Cambe is a Calvados commune located in the Bessin, more specifically, in the Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin natural regional park. It is located 7.5 km away from Isigny-sur-Mer and 23 km away from Bayeux. La Cambe is located along the national road N13 that connects Cherbourg and Paris.

Land Use

According to the European database of biophysical occupation, La Cambe's territory is split into four sections. It is made up of 60.9% agricultural land, 30.8% forest, 4.7% urban land and 3.6% heterogenous agricultural zones. ^[3]

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. "CORINE Land Cover | Données et études statistiques". statistiques.developpement-durable.gouv.fr. Retrieved 27 April 2023.