Laize-la-Ville

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Laize-la-Ville

Total population

2,140

Elevation15 m

Land area1.76 km²

Coordinates49.08°, -0.38°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Laize-la-Ville is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Laize-Clinchamps.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

William II of England

King of England from 1087 to 1100

Arlette Ben Hamo

French athletics competitor

Nicole Oresme

14th century French philosopher and bishop

Richard II

Duke of Normandy from 996 until 1026

H

Herfast

Bishop of Elmham; Bishop of Thetford; Lord Chancellor of England

Pascal Mahé

French handball player

J

Judith of Lens

niece of William the Conqueror (c. 1054 - c. 1090)

Guillaume d'Estouteville

French monk, archbishop and cardinal

Arthur Xavier Ducellier

French priest (1832-1893)

Henri de Mondeville

French physician

R

Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester

English noble

William IX, Count of Poitiers

first son of Henry, Duke of Normandy (later Henry II of England) and Eleanor of Aquitaine (1153-1156)

William of Jumièges

Norman monk

Robert, Count of Mortain

Norman nobleman and the uterine half-brother of William the Conqueror

G

Gilles-André de La Rocque

Martin le Franc

French poet

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

European Nursery Web spider

Pisaura mirabilis

Seen 2026-06-11

Common Red Soldier Beetle

Rhagonycha fulva

Seen 2026-06-11

Cannabis

Cannabis sativa

Seen 2026-06-11

Meadow Brown

Maniola jurtina

Seen 2026-06-11

Lizard Orchid

Himantoglossum hircinum

Seen 2026-06-10

pyramidal orchid

Anacamptis pyramidalis

Seen 2026-06-10

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Seen 2026-06-09

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Seen 2026-06-09

Common Mallow

Malva sylvestris

Seen 2026-06-08

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

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