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{{Infobox French commune
|name                   = Esquay-Notre-Dame
|commune status         = [[Communes of France|Commune]]
|image                  = Esquay-Notre-Dame.JPG
|caption                = The church in Esquay-Notre-Dame
|arrondissement         = Caen
|canton                 = Évrecy
|INSEE                  = 14490
|postal code            = 14210
|mayor                  = Alain Gobé<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}</ref>
|term                   = 2020&ndash;2026
|intercommunality       =
|coordinates            = {{coord|49.1133|-0.4706|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m            = 70
|elevation min m        = 50
|elevation max m        = 112
|area km2               = 3.02
|population             = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date        = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes   = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}

'''Esquay-Notre-Dame''' ({{IPA|fr|ɛkɛ nɔtʁ dam|-|Fr-Esquay-Notre-Dame.ogg}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Calvados (department)|Calvados]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Normandy (administrative region)|Normandy]] [[Regions of France|region]] in northwestern [[France]].

==Population==
{{Historical populations
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|1962|252
|1968|290
|1975|383
|1982|571
|1990|728
|1999|907
|2008|1281
}}
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==Points of interest==

*'''Hill 112 Memorial site''' - is built in recognition of the 10,000 men who lost their lives in the 10 week battle for this strategically important hill as part of [[Operation Epsom]] and [[Operation Jupiter (1944)]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehill112.com/|title=The Hill 112 Memorial Foundation|website=www.thehill112.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tracesofwar.com/sights/1119/Hill-112.htm|title=Hill 112 - Vieux - TracesOfWar.com|website=www.tracesofwar.com}}</ref> The memorial is shared across 3 communes whose borders all meet near the top of the hill, so in addition to Esquay-Notre-Dame, there is [[Vieux, Calvados|Vieux]] and [[Fontaine-Étoupefour]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://preservedtanks.com/Locations.aspx?LocationCategoryId=6015|title=Preserved Tanks .Com &#124; Locations|website=preservedtanks.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.explore-calvados.com/en/cultural-heritage/la-cote-112/|title=La Cote 112 in VIEUX in Calvados, Normandy}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/47086/commemoration-of-the-battle-of-hill-112-10-to-12-july-normandy|title=COMMEMORATION OF THE BATTLE OF HILL 112, 10 TO 12 JULY, NORMANDY - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament|website=edm.parliament.uk}}</ref> The memorial features a restored A22 [[Churchill tank|Churchill Mk VII tank]] a [[Ordnance QF 25-pounder|25-pounder Gun]] and 112 trees planted to form a cross.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1181345&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_subId=0|title=THE HILL 112 MEMORIAL FOUNDATION - Charity 1181345|website=prd-ds-register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Communes of the Calvados department]]
*[[Operation Epsom]]

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