Laize-Clinchamps
commune in Calvados, France
Laize-Clinchamps (French pronunciation: [lɛz klɛ̃ʃɑ̃]) is a commune in the department of Calvados, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Laize-la-Ville (the seat) and Clinchamps-sur-Orne.
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Percouville, Laize-la-Ville, Clinchamps-sur-Orne and Les Jardins.
Two rivers the Orne and one of its tributaries the Laize a flow through the commune. in addition a stream, the Ruisseau du Val Distrait flows through the commune.
Population
Population data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.
Points of Interest
National Heritage sites
Eglise Notre-Dame twelfth century church listed as a Monument historique in 1932.
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