Saint-Martin-de-May

Saint-Martin-de-May is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It was formed on 1 January 2025, with the merger of May-sur-Orne and Saint-Martin-de-Fontenay.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Verrières, Saint-Martin-de-Fontenay and May-sur-Orne.

Two rivers, the Orne and the Laize flow through the commune.

Population

Population data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.

Points of Interest

National Heritage sites

• Eglise paroissiale Saint-Firmin the church was built in 1960 and listed as a monument in 2010.

Notable people

• Vivien de Saint-Martin - (1802 – 1896) a 19th-century geographer was born here in Saint-Martin-de-Fontenay.
• Arlette Ben Hamo - (born 1930) is a former track and field athlete who competed in the women's pentathlon, was born here in Saint-Martin-de-Fontenay.
• Pascal Mahé - (born 1963) is a former handball player and current coach, who was born in May-sur-Orne.

Twin towns – sister cities

Saint-Martin-de-May is twinned with:

• Stockstadt am Main, Germany, since 1993.

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

References