Meslay, Calvados

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Commune in Normandy, France

Meslay
Commune
The church in Meslay
Location of Meslay
(2020–2026)		Christian de Courseulles^[1]
Area ¹	5.69 km² (2.20 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	330
• Density	58/km² (150/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] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Geography

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.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	208	—
1968	196	−5.8%
1975	187	−4.6%
1982	193	+3.2%
1990	208	+7.8%
1999	195	−6.2%
2008	220	+12.8%

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Map of Suiss Normande" (PDF).
^ ^a ^b "Meslay · 14220, France". Meslay · 14220, France.