Beaumont-en-Auge
| Beaumont-en-Auge | ||
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Town hall | ||
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  Beaumont-en-Auge | ||
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Location within Normandy region  Beaumont-en-Auge | ||
| Coordinates: 49°16′44″N 0°06′38″E / 49.2789°N 0.1106°ECoordinates: 49°16′44″N 0°06′38″E / 49.2789°N 0.1106°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Lisieux | |
| Canton | Pont-l'Évêque | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Daniel Louvet | |
| Area1 | 7.98 km2 (3.08 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 458 | |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14055 / 14950 | |
| Elevation |
29–146 m (95–479 ft) (avg. 125 m or 410 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Beaumont-en-Auge is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. The town hosts one of the last kaleidoscope manufacturers in France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 542 | — |
| 1968 | 469 | −13.5% |
| 1975 | 409 | −12.8% |
| 1982 | 397 | −2.9% |
| 1990 | 472 | +18.9% |
| 1999 | 496 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 458 | −7.7% |
Personalities
- Jean-Charles Langlois, soldier and military commander during the Napoleonic Wars, painter of battles, born at Beaumont.
- Pierre-Simon Laplace, mathematician, physicist, astronomer and philosopher, born at Beaumont-en-Auge.
See also
- The brilliance of Beaumont-en-Auge; vintage and current images of the village with short bio of Laplace, famous mathematician astronomer born in the town
- Communes of the Calvados department
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