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Épaney is a common French, located in the department of the Calvados and the area Basse-Normandie.

Épaney is a typical village of the plain of Caen. Located at 30km in the south of Caen and at 8 km in the North-East of Cliff, the village was rather saved by the Bataille of Normandy during the Second world war. It thus preserved an architecture and a seal which testifies to its past.

Geography

Topography

Boroughs

Épaney consists of two boroughs of equal importance: the current borough, where the church is located, and the Fountains , which is joint village of Perrières. At the 12th century, the parish of Épaney had two owners: monks of Saint-Evroult and monks of Marmoutiers. The first received said them of Épaney, the barn with said is located beside the church. The seconds had the priory of Perrières. According to their constraint with such or such owner, the inhabitants had thus settled either near the church, or near the village of Perrières.

Hamlets

the Valley Mauget
the White Houses

History

The origin of the name Épaney neither was found in registers, nor deduced by archaeological research. The origin most frequently evoked is a Roman citizen named Spanius which would have left its name to the village.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

the church saint Martin
the Home

Personalities related to the commune

Events

May 1st: Fair with the attics and the seedlings

Economy at the 19th century

The economy of the village was centered on two sectors: the Hosiery and the Agriculture.

Hosiery

Throughout the 19th century, the textile craft industry generated more half of local employment.

Agriculture

At the 19th century, the Agriculture generated half less employment than the Bonneterie.

Economy today

Agriculture

Nowadays, helping progress, the number of farmers with appreciably decreased but the totality of the grounds is exploited. Since the crisis of milk and the establishment of quotas, the agricultural production is mainly turned towards the culture.

See too

Common of the Apple-brandy

External bonds

Localization of Épaney
Photographs of Épaney
Épaney on the site of the national geographical Institute
Épaney on the site of INSEE
Épaney on the site of Quid
Localization of Épaney on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Épaney on Mapquest

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