Colombelles

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Commune in Normandy, France

Colombelles
Commune
Norman tower Norman tower
Coat of arms of Colombelles Coat of arms
Location of Colombelles Map
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Coordinates: 49°12′18′′N 0°17′46′′W / 49.205°N 0.2961°W / 49.205; -0.2961
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Hérouville-Saint-Clair
Intercommunality	CU Caen la Mer
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marc Pottier^[1]
Area ¹	7.14 km² (2.76 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	7,015
• Density	980/km² (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14167 /14460
Elevation	2–49 m (6.6–160.8 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Colombelles (French pronunciation: [kɔlɔ̃bɛl] ⁱ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

It is located on the Canal de Caen à la Mer.

Population

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The population of this sleepy little village mushroomed after August Thyssen bought some land in 1909 and established a steel mill there.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	153	—
1906	169	+2.01%
1911	188	+2.15%
1921	2,039	+26.92%
1926	2,556	+4.62%
1931	3,308	+5.29%
1936	3,455	+0.87%
1946	2,021	−5.22%
1954	3,526	+7.20%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1962	5,122	+4.78%
1968	5,668	+1.70%
1975	5,566	−0.26%
1982	5,306	−0.68%
1990	5,695	+0.89%
1999	6,242	+1.02%
2007	5,771	−0.98%
2012	5,764	−0.02%
2017	6,918	+3.72%

Source: EHESS^[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[4]

International relations

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Colombelles is twinned with Fremington, Devon (UK) since 1983 and with Steinheim am Albuch (Baden-Württemberg, Germany) since 1986 (see that article in German).