Bretteville-sur-Odon

Bretteville-sur-Odon
The Odon river at Bretteville-sur-Odon
Location of Bretteville-sur-Odon
Bretteville-sur-Odon
Bretteville-sur-Odon
Coordinates: 49°10′14″N 0°24′46″W / 49.1706°N 0.4128°W / 49.1706; -0.4128
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementCaen
CantonCaen-1
IntercommunalityCaen la Mer
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Patrick Lecaplain
Area
1
6.46 km2 (2.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
4,392
  Density680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14101 /14760
Elevation5–72 m (16–236 ft)
(avg. 15 m or 49 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bretteville-sur-Odon (French pronunciation: [bʁɛtvil syʁ ɔdɔ̃] , literally Bretteville on Odon) is a commune in the department of Calvados in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It lies on the river Odon, about 5 km (3.1 mi) west of Caen.