Préaux-Saint-Sébastien (Calvados) — former commune merged into Livarot-Pays-d'Auge in 2016
Overview of Préaux-Saint-Sébastien, a former Calvados commune in Normandy: its rural setting, local administration and history, and its merger into the new commune Livarot-Pays-d'Auge on 1 January 2016
Préaux-Saint-Sébastien was a small French commune located in the Calvados department in the northwest of France. It lay within the territory of the former region of Basse-Normandie, which is now part of the larger Normandy region after the territorial reorganization of 2016.
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Location
The locality is situated in the rural part of Calvados and was administered as a basic municipal unit (a commune) under French territorial divisions. Its position in northwestern France placed it among the agricultural and bocage landscapes typical of the area.
Administrative change
On 1 January 2016, Préaux-Saint-Sébastien ceased to exist as an independent municipality when it was merged into the newly created commune of Livarot-Pays-d'Auge. This change formed part of a wider consolidation of small communes intended to simplify local administration.
Notes
- For an explanation of what a commune is in the French system, see the linked article on communes.
- The area was formerly in Basse-Normandie prior to the 2016 regional reform.
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AlegsaOnline.com Préaux-Saint-Sébastien (Calvados) — former commune merged into Livarot-Pays-d'Auge in 2016 Leandro Alegsa
URL: https://en.alegsaonline.com/art/78668
Sources
- legifrance.gouv.fr : Arrêté préfectoral