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Clécy
Clécy
Commune
	A general view of Clécy
	Location of Clécy
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	Coordinates: 48°55′01″N 0°28′54″W / 48.9169°N 0.4817°W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Le Hom
Intercommunality	Cingal-Suisse Normande
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Raymond Carville
Area 1	24.63 km2 (9.51 sq mi)
Population (2022)	1,301
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14162 /14570
Elevation	31–261 m (102–856 ft) ; (avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

In 1932 it was awarded the title The Capital of Suisse Normand by the Tourism Minister Monsieur Gourdeau.^[3]

Geography

Clécy is on the River Orne, in the middle of Norman Switzerland, about 35 kilometres (22 mi)s south of Caen. Covering 2,463 hectares (6,090 acres) it is the second largest commune in the canton of Le Hom.^[4]

The Commune consists of the following of villages and hamlets, Roche Taillis, Les Thomas, Le Clos d'Ailly, La Haute Bigne, La Faverie, Les Berthaumes, La Loterie, La Fresnée and Clécy.^[5]

Called the "Capital of Norman Switzerland", the village of Clécy owes its fame to the rugged and verdant Armorican massif, with valleys through which the Orne flows.^[6]^[7] In addition to the Orne, two streams, The Val Fournet and La Porte also flow through the commune.^[8]^[9]

The Commune with another 20 communes shares part of a 2,115 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents.^[10]

Plenty of outdoor activities are available: kayaking, paragliding, climbing, hill walking and mountain biking, taking advantage of the geology of Norman Switzerland.

History

The name "Clécy" is mentioned in 860 in the reign of Charles the Bald.

When French cantons were created, Clécy was the capital of the canton. This ceased to be the case after restructuring in 1801.

Clécy has a wealth of historical treasures: Châteaux and manor houses are spread all over Clécy and its surroundings. The Château de la Landelle is one of the oldest.

More recently, painters such as Paul-Émile Pissarro, Moteley and Andre Hardy have painted landscapes around Clécy.

Administration

Election		Mayor	Party	Occupation
	1989	Claude Hergault	SE
	2008	Michel Bar	SE	Farmer

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,238	—
1975	1,187	−0.60%
1982	1,197	+0.12%
1990	1,182	−0.16%
1999	1,252	+0.64%
2009	1,238	−0.11%
2014	1,251	+0.21%
2020	1,305	+0.71%
Source: INSEE^[11]

Its inhabitants are called Clécyens in French.

Economy

Fromagerie Vallée (Valley Cheesemaker)

Sights

The Château de La Landelle is one of the oldest monuments in the village.^[12] At its base it is in the form of a cross, originally on one floor, but was changed to two floors when the wings were reworked. In the Second World War it was occupied by the Germans.
Musée André Hardy (André Hardy Museum) ^[13]
Musée du chemin de fer miniature (Museum of miniature trains)^[14]
Eglise St Pierre (St Paul's church) (15th century)^[15]
Clécy Viaduct (1866)