Mondeville () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy région in northwestern France.
Geography
The Commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Clopée and Mondeville.
It lies on the river Orne, just east of and adjacent to the city of Caen. In addition a smaller watercourse Le Biez flows through the commune.
Administration Mayors of Mondeville From To Name PartyJean-Michel GasnierSocialist PartyHélène Mialon-BurgatMiscellaneous left
Population
Points of interest
Museums
Bateaux de Normandie - is a museum, operated by a local maritime history association which is dedicated to traditional Normandy fishing boats. The museum has been open since 2022.
National Heritage sites
Église Notre-Dame-des-Prés is a twelfth century church, which as classified as a Monument historique in 1913.
Shopping
Mondeville 2 is the largest shopping centre in Lower Normandy and was opened in 1995. Today it attracts up to 4.5million visitors a year.
Sport USON Mondeville is a football club based in the commune, who play their home games at Stade Michel Farré.
USO Mondeville is a women's basketball club who play their home games at the Halle Bérégovoy.
Notable people
Jean-Jacques de Marguerie (1742–1779) - naval officer and mathematician who was born here. Jean Vallée (1899–1979) - a film director and screenwriter who was born here. Gisèle Guillemot (1922–2013) - a writer and a member of the French Resistance during the World War II was born here.
Gallery
Twin towns – sister cities
Mondeville is twinned with: Büddenstedt, Germany since 1973 Northam, England since 1974
See also Communes of the Calvados department
References
External links
Official website