- Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives
Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives is a commune in the
Calvados department in theBasse-Normandie region in northernFrance .Its postal code is 14170. The INSEE code is 14654.
*Population: 4,020
*Area: 9.68 km²
*Elevation: 32 mThe
Abbey Church, was rebuilt in the 12th century and 13th centuries and restored and modified in the 16th and 17th centuries, replacing the former abbey church built in 1012 byWilliam the Conqueror 's aunt,Countess Lesceline. The church was entirely restored in the 16th century. By that time it got its general current appearance: a long mainnave with two aisles and five radiatingchapel s, in thegothic style .Weekly open-air
market every Monday morning in the square which surrounds the 11th century Halles, or market hall.Cattle market every Monday in the market square. About a hundred calves are sold to the breeders every week as well assheep ,pig s and somegoat s. There is also anantiques market the first Sunday of each month at the Halles.The Protective Botanical Garden collects old varieties of
flowers andvegetables .Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives was twinned with the
Devon townIvybridge onJune 26 ,1972 .ee also
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Communes of the Calvados department References
"Based on the article in the French Wikipedia."
External links
* [http://www.mairie-saint-pierre-sur-dives.fr/ "Mairie" of Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives]
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