Ablon
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Location within Lower Normandy region
Ablon
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| Country | France |
| Region | Lower Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Lisieux |
| Canton | Honfleur |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Honfleur |
| Mayor | Xavier Canu (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 0–118 m (0–387 ft) (avg. 98 m or 322 ft) |
| Land area1 | 12 km2 (4.6 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,175 (2008) |
| - Density | 98 /km2 (250 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14001/ 14600 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 49°23′39″N 0°17′48″E / 49.3942°N 0.2967°E
Ablon is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.
Ablon is 5 km (3.1 mi) from Honfleur.
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History
The commune's name (from the germanic man's name Abilo) originates from the seigniory that occupied the area at the end of the Middle Ages. In 1809, Ablon grew in size following its union with two neighboring communes: Crémanville and Ableville.
Ablon was the site of a Nobel dynamite factory from 1879 until 1989.[1] The factory ceased operations following an explosion on March 3, 1988, which left five individuals dead, including the factory's director, and eight other wounded.[2][3]
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 852 | 866 | 838 | 880 | 940 | 1047 | 1175 |
See also
- Ablon-sur-Seine - a suburb of Paris, close to Orly airport
- Communes of the Calvados department
References
- ^ Usine de produits explosifs, on the French Ministry of Culture database, Base Mérimée
- ^ Fiche d'accident on the A.R.I.A. database
- ^ Fiche d'accident détaillée on the A.R.I.A. database
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