Orbec

Orbec
Orbec
Location within Lower Normandy region  Orbec
Administration
Country	France
Region	Lower Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Lisieux
Canton	Orbec
Intercommunality	Pays de l'Orbiquet
Mayor	Étienne Cool (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	90–193 m (300–633 ft) (avg. 110 m/360 ft)
Land area1	10.14 km2 (3.92 sq mi)
Population2	2,384  (2008)
- Density	235 /km2 (610 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	14478/ 14290
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 49°01′20″N 0°24′27″E / 49.0222222222°N 0.4075°E / 49.0222222222; 0.4075

Orbec is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.

Population

Historical population of Orbec

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
2862	3211	3363	2832	2642	2564	2384

Twin towns

• Kingsteignton UK since 1979
• Frammersbach (Germany) since 1987

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official site