Fontenay-le-Marmion

Fontenay-le-Marmion () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Val, Les Cinq Fermes and Fontenay-le-Marmion.

A single watercourse, the Ruisseau du Val Distrait flows through the commune.

Population

Points of Interest

National Heritage sites

The Commune has four buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique One building is a private house and the others are:

• Église Saint-Hermès de Fontenay-le-Marmion twelfth century church listed as a monument in 1911.
• Tumulus de la Hoguette a Neolithic Tumulus that was classed as a Monument historique in 1975.
• Tumulus dit Butte de la Hogue a Neolithic Tumulus that was classed as a Monument historique in 1905.

Notable people

• Émile Legrand (1841 - 1903) a classical scholar was born here.

Twin towns – sister cities

Fontenay-le-Marmion is twinned with:

• Chulmleigh, England, United Kingdom, since 1979.

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department
• Baron Marmion

References