Editing Falaise, Calvados (section)

==Geography==

Falaise lies at the eastern edge of the [[Armorican Massif]], and the town has rocky outcrops on its edges such as the 173 metre high Mount Myrrha.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/normandie/falaise-14700/falaise-pourquoi-le-mont-myrrha-s-appelle-t-il-ainsi-6922410|title=Falaise. Pourquoi le Mont Myrrha s'appelle-t-il ainsi ?|date=29 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/normandie/falaise-14700/falaise-trois-chateaux-pour-une-randonnee-5929682|title=Falaise. Ces trois châteaux à redécouvrir lors d'une randonnée en pleine nature|date=20 August 2018}}</ref> 

The commune is spread over an area of {{convert|11.84|km2|acre}} with a maximum altitude of {{convert|188|m|ftin}} and minimum of {{convert|89|m|ftin}}<ref name="cadestral">{{Cite web|url=https://plu-cadastre.fr/falaise-14700/|title=Falaise (14) : Cadastre, PLU, zonage et risques majeurs|website=PLU & Cadastre}}</ref>

Flowing through Falaise are the river [[Ante (river)|Ante]] and the river Trainefeuille, both tributaries of the river [[Dives (river)|Dives]].<ref>{{sandre|id=I1--0200|nom=La Dives}}</ref><ref>{{sandre|id=I1210600|nom=L'Ante}}</ref><ref>{{sandre|id=I1180600|nom=Le Trainefeuille}}</ref>

Falaise borders the area known as [[Norman Switzerland|Suisse Normande]], on its eastern side.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.office-tourisme-putanges.com/decouvrir/images/carte-suisse-normande/carte-sn.pdf|title=Map of Suisse Normande}}</ref>

{{Geographic location
| title = '''Neighbouring communes''' <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/14700+Falaise,+France/@48.898576,-0.2132143,14z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x480a1015358f5a1b:0x40c14484fbcef20!8m2!3d48.893548!4d-0.201956!16zL20vMG55Y3A?entry=ttu|title=Falaise · 14700, France|website=Falaise · 14700, France}}</ref>
|state=expanded
|width=auto
|Centre    = Falaise
|North     = [[Aubigny, Calvados|Aubigny]]
|Northeast = [[Versainville]]
|East      = [[Eraines]]
|Southeast = 
|South     = [[La Hoguette]] & [[Saint-Pierre-du-Bû]]
|Southwest = [[Saint-Martin-de-Mieux]]
|West      = [[Noron-l'Abbaye]]
|Northwest = 
}}

===Land distribution===

According to the 2018 [[Coordination of Information on the Environment|CORINE]] Land Cover assessment, it shows that just over a third,35% ({{convert|416|ha|acre}}) is [[Meadow|Meadows]], closely followed at 29% by Urbanised. <ref name="cadestral"/> The rest of the land is [[Arable land]] at 24%, Industrial and commercial spaces at 9% and the remaining 2% ({{convert|24|ha|acre}}) is Forest.<ref name="cadestral"/>

===Climate===

{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y 
|collapsed = Y
|location =  Falaise ([[Damblainville]]) (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1974–present)
|Jan record high C = 16.3
|Feb record high C = 20.6
|Mar record high C = 24.6
|Apr record high C = 27.1
|May record high C = 29.9
|Jun record high C = 37.1
|Jul record high C = 40.5
|Aug record high C = 38.6
|Sep record high C = 33.7
|Oct record high C = 29.3
|Nov record high C = 21.9
|Dec record high C = 16.3
|Jan record low C = -12.5
|Feb record low C = -9.9
|Mar record low C = -6.5
|Apr record low C = -2.5
|May record low C = 0.6
|Jun record low C = 4.7
|Jul record low C = 7.4
|Aug record low C = 7.5
|Sep record low C = 3.2
|Oct record low C = -2.4
|Nov record low C = -5.5
|Dec record low C = -8.0
|Jan high C = 7.5
|Feb high C = 8.7
|Mar high C = 11.6
|Apr high C = 15.0
|May high C = 18.1
|Jun high C = 21.4
|Jul high C = 23.6
|Aug high C = 23.6
|Sep high C = 20.9
|Oct high C = 16.1
|Nov high C = 11.3
|Dec high C = 8.3
| year high C = 15.5
|Jan mean C = 5.0
|Feb mean C = 5.7
|Mar mean C = 7.9
|Apr mean C = 10.4
|May mean C = 13.4
|Jun mean C = 16.5
|Jul mean C = 18.5
|Aug mean C = 18.6
|Sep mean C = 16.2
|Oct mean C = 12.6
|Nov mean C = 8.5
|Dec mean C = 5.8
| year mean C = 11.6
|Jan low C = 2.5
|Feb low C = 2.7
|Mar low C = 4.2
|Apr low C = 5.9
|May low C = 8.8
|Jun low C = 11.6
|Jul low C = 13.3
|Aug low C = 13.6
|Sep low C = 11.5
|Oct low C = 9.1
|Nov low C = 5.7
|Dec low C = 3.2
| year low C = 7.7
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 63.0 
|Feb precipitation mm = 53.2
|Mar precipitation mm = 53.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 52.7
|May precipitation mm = 61.9
|Jun precipitation mm = 52.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 48.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 57.0
|Sep precipitation mm = 49.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 72.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 70.7
|Dec precipitation mm = 81.0
|year precipitation mm = 716.8
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 12.3
| Feb precipitation days = 11.4
| Mar precipitation days = 10.4
| Apr precipitation days = 9.9
| May precipitation days = 9.7
| Jun precipitation days = 8.5
| Jul precipitation days = 8.2
| Aug precipitation days = 9.0
| Sep precipitation days = 8.2
| Oct precipitation days = 11.9
| Nov precipitation days = 13.3
| Dec precipitation days = 14.0
| year precipitation days =126.7
|source 1 = Meteociel<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.meteociel.fr/obs/clim/normales_records.php?code=14216001
|title=Normales et records pour Damblainville (14) 
|publisher=Meteociel
|access-date=20 November 2024}}</ref>}}