Bretteville-sur-Laize

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Bretteville-sur-Laize
Commune
The church in Bretteville-sur-Laize
Coat of arms
Location of Bretteville-sur-Laize
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Coordinates: 49°02′45″N 0°19′26″W / 49.0458°N 0.3239°W / 49.0458; -0.3239
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Le Hom
Intercommunality	Cingal-Suisse Normande
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bruno François[1]
Area 1	9.68 km2 (3.74 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,911
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14100 /14680
Elevation	38–130 m (125–427 ft) (avg. 54 m or 177 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bretteville-sur-Laize (French pronunciation: [bʁɛtvil syʁ lɛz] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

The scene of heavy fighting following the Normandy landings, much of the town is of post-World War II construction.