Meslay, Calvados

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Commune in Normandy, France

Meslay
Commune
The church in Meslay The church in Meslay
Location of Meslay Map
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Coordinates: 48°57′24′′N 0°23′43′′W / 48.9567°N 0.3953°W / 48.9567; -0.3953
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Le Hom
Intercommunality	Cingal-Suisse Normande
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian de Courseulles^[1]
Area ¹	5.69 km² (2.20 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	344
• Density	60/km² (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14411 /14220
Elevation	155–240 m (509–787 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

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The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.^[3]

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Buisson, La Vallée, L'Aître Cher, Les Brosses and Meslay.^[4]

Three streams The Bactot, The Trois Monts, and La Vieille Maison are the three watercourses running through the commune.