Saint-Martin-de-May

Saint-Martin-de-May
Commune
A general view of May-sur-Orne
Location of Saint-Martin-de-May
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Coordinates: 49°06′03″N0°22′21″W / 49.1008°N 0.3725°W / 49.1008; -0.3725
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Évrecy
Government
• Mayor (2025–2026)	Jean-Luc Mottais [1]
Area 1	14.21 km2 (5.49 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [2]	4,528
• Density	318.6/km2 (825.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14408 /14320
Elevation	5–87 m (16–285 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Martin-de-May is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It was formed on 1 January 2025, with the merger of May-sur-Orne and Saint-Martin-de-Fontenay. ^[3]

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Verrières, Saint-Martin-de-Fontenay and May-sur-Orne. ^[4]

Two rivers, the Orne and the Laize flow through the commune. ^{[5] [6]}

Points of Interest

National Heritage sites

• Eglise paroissiale Saint-Firmin the church was built in 1960 and listed as a monument in 2010. ^[7]

Notable People

• Vivien de Saint-Martin - (1802 – 1896) a 19th-century geographer was born here in Saint-Martin-de-Fontenay. ^[8]
• Arlette Ben Hamo - (born 1930) is a former track and field athlete who competed in the women's pentathlon, was born here in Saint-Martin-de-Fontenay. ^[9]
• Pascal Mahé - (born 1963) is a former handball player and current coach, who was born in May-sur-Orne. ^[10]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Saint-Martin-de-May is twinned with: ^[11]

• Stockstadt am Main, Germany, since 1993.

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 12 March 2025.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Arrêté du 30 septembre 2024 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Saint-Martin-de-May, Légifrance , retrieved 9 January 2025
4. "Map Saint-Martin-de-May: map of Saint-Martin-de-May (14320) and practical information". en.mappy.com.
5. Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Orne (I2--0200)".
6. Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - The Laize (I25-0400)".
7. "Eglise paroissiale Saint-Firmin à May-sur-Orne - PA14000095". Monumentum.
8. de Claparède, Arthur (October 9, 1897). "Louis Vivien de Saint-Martin". Le Globe. Revue genevoise de géographie. 36 (1): 73–75 – via www.persee.fr.
9. "Le "sport féminin"". archives.calvados.fr.
10. "Handball - Proligue. Pascal Mahé au secours des Vikings". actu.fr. 12 April 2018.
11. "Saint-André-sur-Orne. 25 ans de jumelage avec Stockstadt am Main". Ouest-France (in French). 7 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2025.