Falaise, Calvados
Falaise | |
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The chateau and town centre of Falaise | |
Location of Falaise | |
| Coordinates: 48°53′50″N 00°11′51″W / 48.89722°N 0.19750°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Falaise |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Falaise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Hervé Maunoury |
Area 1 | 11.84 km2 (4.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 7,744 |
| • Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14258 /14700 |
| Elevation | 89–188 m (292–617 ft) (avg. 132 m or 433 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Falaise (French pronunciation: [falɛz] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. The town is famous for being the birthplace of William the Conqueror. It was also the centre of the area known as the Falaise pocket, the decisive engagement of the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War.