Saint-Samson

commune in Calvados, France
Place commune_of_france Q777312
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Summary

Saint-Samson is a commune of France[1]. Saint-Samson ranks in the top 0.96% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #297 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: canton of Dozulé[3], Calvados[4], arrondissement of Lisieux[5]
  • Country: France[6]
  • Shares border with: Basseneville[7], Hotot-en-Auge[8], Saint-Pierre-du-Jonquet[9], Troarn[10]
  • Postal code: 14670[11]
  • Commons category: Saint-Samson (Calvados)[12]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[13], UTC+02:00[14]
  • Archives at: Departmental archives of Calvados[15]
  • Email address: mailto:contact@saint-samson-en-auge.fr[16]
  • Population: 322[17], 312[18], 310[19], 308[20], 189[21], 200[22], 211[23], 317[24], 348[25], 334[26], 313[27], 315[28], 311[29], 307[30]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Saint-Samson[31]
  • Phone number: +33-2-31-39-10-45[32]
  • Official name: Saint-Samson[33]
  • Female population: 150[34]
  • Male population: 158[35]
  • Elevation above sea level: 2 m[36], 45 m[37], 10 m[38]
  • Area: 3.66 km²[39]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Saint-Samson (Calvados)[40]
  • Associated electoral district: canton of Troarn[41]
  • Located in the statistical territorial entity: Metropolitan concentration area of ​​Caen[42]

Why It Matters

Saint-Samson has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Saint-Samson is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . archives.calvados.fr. Retrieved . archives.calvados.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Populations légales 2016. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Populations légales 2017. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Populations légales 2019. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Populations légales 2020. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Populations légales 2021. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Populations de référence 2023. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . Q133878296. data.geopf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Basseneville, Hotot-en-Auge, Saint-Pierre-du-Jonquet +1
    Population → {'amount': '+322'}, {'amount': '+312'}, {'amount': '+310'} +14
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    Instance of → commune of France
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