Orbec

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Commune in Normandy, France

Coat of arms

Location of Orbec

(2020–2026) Étienne Cool^[1]Area

10.14 km² (3.92 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,950 • Density190/km² (500/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

14478 /14290

Elevation90–193 m (295–633 ft)
(avg. 110 m or 360 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Orbec (French pronunciation: [ɔʁbɛk] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	2,862	—
1968	3,211	+12.2%
1975	3,363	+4.7%
1982	2,832	−15.8%
1990	2,642	−6.7%
1999	2,564	−3.0%
2008	2,384	−7.0%

International relations

Orbec is twinned with:

Kingsteignton UK since 1979
Frammersbach (Germany) since 1987

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.