Croisilles () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
The mother of explorer Dumont D'Urville was born in Croisilles. He named an inlet of New Zealand's coast Croisilles Harbour after the village.Reed, A.W., (1975) Place Names of New Zealand. Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed. p.94.
Geography
The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Breuil, L'Église, La Vallée and Croisilles.
The commune is drained by the river Orne, the ruisseau de Traspy and a number of smaller streams.
Population
Points of interest
National heritage sites
Saint-Martin Church is a thirteenth century church which was listed as a Monument historique in 1933.
See also Communes of the Calvados department
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