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Olendon

Coordinates: 48°58′11″N 0°10′12″W / 48.9697°N 0.17°W

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Olendon
Commune
Fallen menhir
Coat of arms
Location of Olendon
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Coordinates: 48°58′11″N 0°10′12″W / 48.9697°N 0.17°W / 48.9697; -0.17
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Falaise
Intercommunality	Pays de Falaise
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Norbert Blais^[1]
Area ¹	7.45 km² (2.88 sq mi)
Population (2023)^[2]	190
• Density	26/km² (66/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14476 /14170
Elevation	81–170 m (266–558 ft) (avg. 206 m or 676 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Olendon (French pronunciation: [ɔlɑ̃dɔ̃] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Geography

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	160	—
1975	147	−1.20%
1982	174	+2.44%
1990	185	+0.77%
1999	168	−1.07%
2007	184	+1.14%
2012	193	+0.96%
2017	184	−0.95%
2023	190	+0.54%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Points of Interest

Le menhir d'Olendon a Neolithic 2.3m Menhir that was discovered by a local farmer and now lies on its side by teh village hall.^[5]^[6]

National Heritage sites

Le château d'Olendon is a chateau built in 1614 that was listed as a Monument historique in 1997.^[7]

See also

Communes of the Calvados department

References

↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
↑ "Olendon · 14170, France". Olendon · 14170, France.
↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
↑ "Un voyage en terre de préhistoire lors des Journées du patrimoine".
↑ "Menhir d'Olendon Standing Stone (Menhir)". The Megalithic Portal. The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
↑ "Château à Olendon - PA14000005". Monumentum.

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Communes of the Calvados department

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