Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau

Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau
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Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau
Location within Lower Normandy region Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Vire
Canton	Saint-Sever-Calvados
Intercommunality	Séverine
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Joël Gilles
Area1	5.75 km2 (2.22 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	85
• Density	15/km2 (38/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	14619 / 14380
Elevation	46–192 m (151–630 ft) (avg. 65 m or 213 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau is a French commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France. The name roughly translates as Saint Mary beyond the Water.

Geography

The village is located approximately 1 kilometre east from Pont-Farcy, on the left bank of the river Vire. The village is a collection of farm houses and a church. The overall population is 85 (in 2008), including outlying farms. Other nearby communes include Pont-Bellanger and Beaumesnil. The nearest large towns are Villedieu-les-Poeles and Vire.

The village is located close to the Calvados tourist attraction Grotte de Bion

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	242	—
1968	224	−7.4%
1975	149	−33.5%
1982	119	−20.1%
1990	106	−10.9%
1999	81	−23.6%
2008	85	+4.9%

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

References

• INSEE