Isigny-sur-Mer
former commune in Calvados, France
Isigny-sur-Mer is a commune. It is found in the region Basse-Normandie in the Calvados department in the northwest of France.
Isigny-sur-Mer | |
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 Vire River | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Isigny-sur-Mer  | |
  Isigny-sur-Mer  Isigny-sur-Mer | |
| Coordinates: 49°19′07″N 1°06′03″W / 49.3186111111°N 1.10083333333°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux |
| Canton | Isigny-sur-Mer |
| Intercommunality | Isigny Grandcamp |
| Area 1 | 17.44 km2 (6.73 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | 2,920 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14342 /14230 |
| Elevation | 0–37 m (0–121 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. | |
Walt Disney's surname derives from the commune of Isigny. The earliest known ancestor of Walt Disney, with a similar name, was Jean-Christophe d'Isigny ("of Isigny"). "d'Isigny" was anglicised to Disney. d'Isigny in French means ("from Isigny").
On 1 January 2017, the former communes of Castilly, Neuilly-la-Forêt, Les Oubeaux, and Vouilly joined together to become the commune of Isigny-sur-Mer.[1]
References
change- ↑ (in French) Arrêté préfectoral du 13 septembre 2016 portant création de la commune nouvelle d'Isigny-sur-Mer Archived 2016-09-19 at the Wayback Machine.
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