Editing Saint-Contest

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{{Infobox French commune
|name                   = Saint-Contest
|commune status         = [[Communes of France|Commune]]
|image                  = FranceNormandieSaintContestEglise.jpg
|caption                = Church of Saint-Contest
|arrondissement         = Caen
|canton                 = Caen-2
|INSEE                  = 14566
|postal code            = 14280
|mayor                  = Jean-Marc Philippe<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}</ref>
|term                   = 2020&ndash;2026
|intercommunality       = [[Communauté urbaine Caen la Mer|Caen la Mer]]
|coordinates            = {{coord|49.2144|-0.4003|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m            = 77
|elevation min m        = 54
|elevation max m        = 77
|area km2               = 8.05
|population             = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date        = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes   = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}

'''Saint-Contest''' ({{IPA|fr|sɛ̃ kɔ̃tɛ}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Calvados (department)|Calvados]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Normandy (administrative region)|Normandy]] [[Regions of France|region]] in northwestern [[France]].

==History==
Excavations at the Clos de Bitot site in 1984 uncovered four [[Gaulish]] kilns and evidence of domestic animal use, particularly dogs. Additionally, a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] villa was identified through aerial photography in 1987, suggesting significant historical occupation.

The name Saint-Contest is derived from [[Saint Contest]], who served as the [[Bishop of Bayeux]] between 480 and 513. The local church, dating back to the 11th century, was granted to the [[Ardenne Abbey|Abbey of Ardenne]] in 1207 by Gautier d'Aignaux, the then lord of Saint-Contest. 

The commune was a strategic point during [[Operation Charnwood]] in July 1944, leading to extensive damage and loss of life.

==Population==
{{Historical populations
|align = none
|cols = 2
|percentages = pagr
|source = EHESS<ref name=ehess>{{Cassini-Ehess|31025|Saint-Contest}}</ref> and INSEE (1968-2017)<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-14566#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE</ref>
|1793 |455
|1800 |455
|1806 |868
|1821 |890
|1831 |897
|1836 |926
|1841 |955
|1846 |933
|1851 |894
|1856 |885
|1861 |840
|1866 |857
|1872 |757
|1876 |711
|1881 |707
|1886 |683
|1891 |660
|1896 |567
|1901 |503
|1906 |493
|1911 |457
|1921 |431
|1926 |462
|1931 |504
|1936 |558
|1946 |418
|1954 |573
|1962 |647
|1968 |766
|1975 |810
|1982 |1100
|1990 |1541
|1999 |1989
|2007 |2351
|2012 |2493
|2017 |2517
}}

==Administration==
===Mayors of Saint-Contest===
{| class="wikitable"
! From
! To
! Name
! [[List of political parties in France|Party]]
|-
|{{center|2001}}
|{{center|2008}}
|align="left"|Michel Charpentier
|align="left"|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
|{{center|2008}}
|{{center|2014}}
|align="left"|Denis Desynder
|align="left"|Independent
|-
|{{center|2014}}
|{{center|2020}}
|align="left"|[[Stéphanie Yon-Courtin]]
|align="left"|[[Miscellaneous right|DVD]]
|}

==International relations==
Saint-Contest is twinned with:
*{{flagicon|UK}} [[Marchwood]], near [[Southampton]], [[Hampshire]], [[United Kingdom]].

==Notable people==
* [[François Dominique de Barberie de Saint-Contest|François-Dominique Barberie de Saint-Contest]] (1701–1754): Marquis of Saint-Contest and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1751 to 1754.

==See also==
*[[Buron]]
*[[Communes of the Calvados department]]

==References==
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[[Category:Communes of Calvados (department)]]
[[Category:Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia]]


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