Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau
Encyclopedia
Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau is a French commune
in the Calvados
department in the Basse-Normandie
region
in northwestern France
.
The name roughly translates to Saint Mary beyond the Water.
so it would have been quite isolated.
along the D307 Road. The village is a collection of farm houses and a church, the overall population is just 81. However this probably accounts for neighbouring farms as well. Other nearby settlements include Pont-Bellanger
and Beaumesnil
. The nearest large towns are Villedieu-les-Poeles
and Vire
.
The village is located close to the Calvados tourist attraction 'Grotte de Bion'
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Calvados
Calvados
The French department of Calvados is part of the region of Basse-Normandie in Normandy. It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the English Channel coast...
department in the Basse-Normandie
Basse-Normandie
Lower Normandy is an administrative region of France. It was created in 1956, when the Normandy region was divided into Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy...
region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
in northwestern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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The name roughly translates to Saint Mary beyond the Water.
History
The village is still small today, and in the early 20th century and before it would have been simply a cluster of farms, until recently there was no road connecting the village to Pont-FarcyPont-Farcy
Pont-Farcy is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-History:Pont Farcy has its origins in Gallo-Roman times: the town has always been an important crossing place due to its bridge over the River Vire. It was also passed through by the Norman Dukes...
so it would have been quite isolated.
Geography
The village is located approximately 1 Kilometre from Pont-FarcyPont-Farcy
Pont-Farcy is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-History:Pont Farcy has its origins in Gallo-Roman times: the town has always been an important crossing place due to its bridge over the River Vire. It was also passed through by the Norman Dukes...
along the D307 Road. The village is a collection of farm houses and a church, the overall population is just 81. However this probably accounts for neighbouring farms as well. Other nearby settlements include Pont-Bellanger
Pont-Bellanger
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and Beaumesnil
Beaumesnil, Calvados
Beaumesnil is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Geography:The village is centred on a staggered crossroads between the D52 which heads to Pont-Farcy to the north and Vire to the south and the D81 which leads to Le Beny-Bocage to the north...
. The nearest large towns are Villedieu-les-Poeles
Villedieu-les-Poêles
Villedieu-les-Poêles is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.Its inhabitants are called Sourdins from the French sourd meaning deaf...
and Vire
Vire
Vire is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.- History :In 1123, Henri I Beauclerc, King of England and Duke of Normandy, had a redoubt constructed on a rocky hill top, which was surrounded by the Vire river...
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The village is located close to the Calvados tourist attraction 'Grotte de Bion'