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Urville | |
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Coordinates: 49°01′35″N 0°17′46″W / 49.0264°N 0.2961°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Calvados |
Arrondissement | Caen |
Canton | Le Hom |
Intercommunality | Cingal-Suisse Normande |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Morel[1] |
Area 1 | 6.02 km2 (2.32 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 743 |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 14719 /14190 |
Elevation | 66–136 m (217–446 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Urville (French pronunciation: [yʁvil] ) is a commune in the Calvados department and Normandy region of north-western France.
Iron mining was an important industry in the village until 1989.[3] The village was at the head of a mineral railway linking the iron mines to the SMN steel mills.[3]