Basseneville

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Basseneville
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Basseneville
Coordinates: 49°12′01″N0°07′42″W / 49.2003°N 0.1283°W / 49.2003; -0.1283
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Lisieux
Canton Cabourg
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Patrice Germain [1]
Area
1
10.59 km2 (4.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
251
  Density24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14045 /14670
Elevation2–45 m (6.6–147.6 ft)
(avg. 6 m or 20 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Basseneville is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France. [3]

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The inhabitants of the commune are known as Bassenevillais or Bassenevillaises. [4]

Geography

Basseneville is located in the Pays d'Auge some 12 km east of Caen and 8 km south-east of Cabourg. Access to the commune is by the D675 road from Goustranville in the east which passes through the south of the commune continuing south-west to Saint-Samson. The D224A also comes from Saint-Samson and passes through the commune continuing north-east to join the D224 just north-east of the commune. The A13 autoroute passes through the commune from east to west but has no exit - the nearest exit is Exit Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg  29  Dozulé to the east of the commune which has no direct access the commune and Exit Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg  30/31  to the south-west which connects to the D675. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of L'Église, Les Marettes, Saint-Richer, and La Chollerie. The commune is entirely farmland. [5] [6]

The Dives river forms the north-western border of the commune as it flows north-east to join the sea at Cabourg. The Grand Canal forms the south-eastern border of the commune. [5] [6]

History

Basseneville appears as Bafneville on the 1750 Cassini Map [7] and as Bosneville on the 1790 version. [8]

A railway station on the Caen to Dozulé-Putot line existed in the commune from 1881 to 1938. The line that passed through the commune was finally closed in 1943.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors [9]

FromToNamePartyPosition
19832008André Vardon
20082014Jean-François WantzRetired
20142026 [10] [1] Patrice GermainRetired

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 257 inhabitants.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 334    
1800 266−3.20%
1806 302+2.14%
1821 327+0.53%
1831 425+2.66%
1836 446+0.97%
1841 415−1.43%
1846 409−0.29%
1851 367−2.14%
1856 341−1.46%
1861 332−0.53%
1866 360+1.63%
1872 323−1.79%
1876 307−1.26%
1881 302−0.33%
1886 286−1.08%
1891 257−2.12%
1896 240−1.36%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 252+0.98%
1906 221−2.59%
1911 216−0.46%
1921 204−0.57%
1926 205+0.10%
1931 188−1.72%
1936 220+3.19%
1946 188−1.56%
1954 197+0.59%
1962 189−0.52%
1968 195+0.52%
1975 197+0.15%
1982 223+1.79%
1990 234+0.60%
1999 263+1.31%
2007 262−0.05%
2012 258−0.31%
2017 257−0.08%
Source: EHESS [11] and INSEE [12]

Culture and heritage

Religious heritage

The Chapel of Saint Richer contains several items that are registered as historical objects:

The Parish Church of Notre-Dame also contains several items that are registered as historical objects:

Notable people linked to the commune

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Inhabitants of Calvados (in French)
  5. 1 2 3 Basseneville on Google Maps
  6. 1 2 Basseneville on the Géoportail from National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
  7. Bafneville on the 1750 Cassini Map
  8. Bosneville on the 1790 Cassini Map
  9. List of Mayors of France (in French)
  10. Patrice Germain, new mayor, succeeds Jean-François Wantz, Ouest-France, consulted on 1 February 2015 (in French)
  11. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Basseneville, EHESS (in French).
  12. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  13. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM14000044 Chalice with Paten Camera aabb.svg (in French)
  14. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM14000043 Trunk Camera aabb.svg (in French)
  15. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM14000042 Painting: Crucifixion Camera aabb.svg (in French)
  16. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM14001090 Tabernacle (in French)
  17. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM14000041 Painting: The Holy Family Camera aabb.svg (in French)
  18. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM14000040 Painting: Holy Family Camera aabb.svg (in French)
  19. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM14000039 Altar, Retable, and 2 doors Camera aabb.svg (in French)
  20. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM14000038 Lectern Camera aabb.svg (in French)