Colombelles

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Colombelles is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is located on the Canal de Caen à la Mer.

Population

The population of this sleepy little village mushroomed after August Thyssen bought some land in 1909 and established a steel mill there.

International relations

Colombelles is twinned with Fremington, Devon (UK) since 1983 and with Steinheim am Albuch (Baden-Württemberg, Germany) since 1986 (see that article in German).

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