Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau

French commune
nomcommune=Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau
The village sign with church in background.
région=Basse-Normandie
département=Calvados
arrondissement=Vire
canton= Saint-Sever-Calvados
insee=14619
cp=14380
maire= Joël Gilles
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=Séverine
longitude=-1.02278
latitude=48.93639
alt moy=65 m
alt mini=46
alt maxi=192 m
hectares=575
km²=5.75
sans=81
date-sans=1999
dens= 14.1
date-dens=1999

Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau is a French commune in the department of Calvados in the Basse-Normandie region in northern France.

The name roughly translates to "Saint Mary In Addition To Water"

History

The village is still small today, and in the early 20th century and before it would have been simply a cluster of farms, until recently there was no road connecting the village to Pont-Farcy so it would have been quite isolated.

Geography

The village is located approximately 1 Kilometre from Pont-Farcy along the D307 Road. The village is a collection of farm houses and a church, the overall population is just 81. However this probably accounts for neighbouring farms as well. Other nearby settlements include Pont-Bellanger and Beaumesnil. The nearest large towns are Villedieu-les-Poeles and Vire. The village is located close to the Calvados tourist attraction 'Grotte de Bion'

ee also

*Communes of the Calvados department

References

"Based on the article in the French Wikipedia."