Sallenelles
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Commune of Sallenelles |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Basse-Normandie |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Cabourg |
| Intercommunality | Campagne et Baie de L'Orne |
| Mayor | Frédéric Chazal (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 0 m–40 m (avg. 5 m) |
| Land area¹ | 1.25 km² |
| Population² (1,999) |
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| - Density | 234/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 14665/ 14121 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Sallenelles is a commune in the département of Calvados in the Basse-Normandie region of France.
[edit] Tourism
Most visitors to Sallenelles come to see the Orne estuary, to walk, cycle, or hunt the local water-fowl, or the Maison de la Nature, a permanent exhibition on the local ecosystem. World War II veterans come to see the memorial to the Belgian Brigade Piron which liberated the village in 1944.
[edit] Transportation
Sallenelles is on the D514 between Le Hauger and Merville-Franceville. There is also a road to Amfreville. The Bus Verts line 20 has some services that stop at Sallenelles.
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