Combray

Combray (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃bʁɛ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy in north-western France.[3] The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[4]

This article is about the location. For the book, see In Search of Lost Time.
Combray
Commune
The church in Combray
The church in Combray
Location of Combray
Combray is located in France
Combray
Combray
Combray is located in Normandy
Combray
Combray
Coordinates: 48°57′00″N 0°26′17″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementCaen
CantonLe Hom
IntercommunalityCingal-Suisse Normande
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Roger Havas[1]
Area
1
4.51 km2 (1.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
144
 • Density32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14171 /14220
Elevation88–230 m (289–755 ft)
(avg. 187 m or 614 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Combray is also an imagined village in Marcel Proust's À la recherche du temps perdu (In Search of Lost Time), a book which was strongly inspired by the village of his childhood, Illiers, which has now been renamed Illiers-Combray in his honor. Combray is the title of the first part of the first volume of À la recherche du temps perdu, titled Du côté de chez Swann (Swann's Way).

There is a medieval motte-and-bailey castle.[5]

Geography

The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[4]

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Les Gosselins, Les Soyers, Le Hamel, Le Bas de la Courrière and Combray.[6]

The commune has 2 watercourses running through it The Pont de Combray stream and La Vallee des Vaux stream.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962122—    
1968123+0.8%
197595−22.8%
1982100+5.3%
199098−2.0%
1999130+32.7%
2008130+0.0%

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Combray sur le site de la communauté de communes Archived 2010-07-31 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Map of Suiss Normande" (PDF).
  5. Arcisse de Caumont, Statistika monumentalne Calvados
  6. "Google Maps". Google Maps.
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