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Bretteville-sur-Laize



Bretteville-sur-Laize
Location within Lower Normandy region Bretteville-sur-Laize
Country	France
Region	Lower Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Bretteville-sur-Laize
Intercommunality	Cingal
Mayor	Bruno François (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	38–130 m (125–430 ft) (avg. 54 m or 177 ft)
Land area¹	9.68 km² (3.74 sq mi)
Population²	1,566 (2008)
- Density	162 /km² (420 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	14100/ 14680
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bretteville-sur-Laize is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.

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

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