Condé-sur-Noireau

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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION		CLOSEST TOWNS
Town	Condé-sur-Noireau	Saint-Pierre-du-Regard at 1.5 km (5 min)
Insee code	14174	Saint-Denis-de-Méré at 2.9 km (3 min)
Postcode	61790	Proussy at 4.6 km (7 min)
Latitude	48.8509930	Saint-Germain-du-Crioult at 4.6 km (7 min)
Longitude	-0.5527640	Montilly-sur-Noireau at 4.9 km (6 min)
Altitude	From 72 to 173 meters	Berjou at 5.8 km (7 min)
Surface	12.53 km²	Pontécoulant at 6.1 km (8 min)
Population	5621 inhabitants	Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont at 9.4 km (11 min)
Density	447 inhabitants/km²	Clécy at 9.5 km (10 min)
Chief town	Caen (at 60 km, 51 min)	Saint-Pierre-la-Vieille at 9.7 km (12 min)
Department	Calvados	Vassy at 9.8 km (12 min)
Region	Lower Normandy	Search another town

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TOWN PRESENTATION

Condé-sur-Noireau is a municipality located in the heart of the Suisse Normande, it is the most populated municipality of the Intercommunity with a population of about 6000 inhabitants. Its area can, however, that the sixth position with 1253 hectares.

During the 18th century, Conde was one of the busiest industrial cities of the department. It produces the canvas, linen, flax. It reached its peak in the 1860s in the textile industry but also in printing. She knows with World War II Allied bombing especially with a lot of damage since it was destroyed to 95%. The bombing made a total of 252 victims. The reconstruction of the city ended in 1963 with the inauguration of the Hotel de Ville.

The city is best known for the people who lived there.

The first is Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville, born May 23, 1790 at Condé-sur-Noireau, it was a great explorer. He joined the Navy in 1807 at the age of 17, he quickly became lieutenant and continued his studies at Toulon. In 1820 he conducts river on the coast, he was present at the discovery of the Venus de Milo. In 1826, his second expedition takes place in the Pacific on board L'Astrolabe, he discovered collections, drawings, plans. In 1837 he re-embark with the support of King Louis-Philippe, he tried twice to reach the South Pole, during the second attempt in 1840 he discovered an unexplored land, then it makes a tribute to his wife by naming Terre Adélie. To honor him, Condé erected a statue with four bas-reliefs are in the center of the city and a huge anchor anchor provided by the Navy of Cherbourg installed on the roundabout of victory. Walks the banks of the Druance in 1995 are known as "The zeal" and "L'Astrolabe" the name of its ships.

The second personality is Charles Tellier, born in 1828 in Amiens, he was raised very young Condé-sur-Noireau and was educated at the College of the City. He began his career in Paris as a commercial but his passion for science takes over. It then develops a number of inventions. His great invention in 1862 when he starts for the first time a machine that keeps the meat cold. Then, in 1876, that the cold store from Buenos Aires with meat on board, arriving in good condition in Argentina. Following numerous requests, the city in 1921 erected a bronze statue in his honor.

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