Formigny (French pronunciation: [fɔʁmiɲi] ^ⓘ) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Formigny La Bataille.^[2]

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Formigny
Part of Formigny La Bataille
The Town of Formigny, with the church.
Location of Formigny
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Coordinates: 49°20′14″N 0°53′52″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Bayeux
Canton	Trévières
Commune	Formigny La Bataille
Area 1	10.86 km2 (4.19 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]	252
• Density	23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	14710
Elevation	2–77 m (6.6–252.6 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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• 15 April 1450: Battle of Formigny. The battle of Formigny took place here and the French victory, marked the end of the Hundred Years War in Normandy.
• In 1823, Formigny (487 inhabitants in 1821^[3]) absorbed Véret (70 inhabitants),^[4] in the northwest of the territory.
• In 1858, Engranville (228 inhabitants in 1856) is divided between Formigny - most of the territory - and Trévières, in the southeast.^[5]
• 8 June 1944: Formigny was liberated by elements of US 1st Infantry Division during the initial breakout from Omaha Beach.

• Communes of the Calvados department