Urville, Calvados
Urville | |
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A general view of Urville | |
Location of Urville | |
| Coordinates: 49°01′35″N 0°17′46″W / 49.0264°N 0.2961°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Le Hom |
| Intercommunality | Cingal-Suisse Normande |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Morel |
Area 1 | 6.02 km2 (2.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 761 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14719 /14190 |
| Elevation | 66–136 m (217–446 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Urville (French pronunciation: [yʁvil] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department and Normandy region of north-western France.
Iron mining was an important industry in the village until 1989. The village was at the head of a mineral railway linking the iron mines to the SMN steel mills.