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.
Notable people
Jean Hougron (1923–2001) a novelist was born here.
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).
See also Société Métallurgique de Normandie Communes of the Calvados department
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