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Country
  
France

Department
  
Calvados

Intercommunality
  
Bessin, Seulles et Mer

Area
  
4.68 km²

Arrondissement
  
Bayeux

Region
  
Normandy

Canton
  
Ryes

Population (2010)
  
657

Local time
  
Thursday 4:19 AM

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Weather
  
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Banville is a French commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.

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Map of 14480 Banville, France

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Banvillais or Banvillaises.

Geography

Banville is located in the Bessin area some 3 km south-west of Courseulles-sur-Mer and 5 km east of Crépon. Access to the commune is by the D12 road from Graye-sur-Mer in the north which passes through the village and continues south-west to Tierceville. The D112A goes west from the village to Sainte-Croix-sur-Mer. The commune is mostly farmland but with a significant sized residential area.

The Seulles river forms the entire eastern border of the commune as it flows north to the English Channel at Courseulles-sur-Mer.

History

During the invasion of Normandy Banville was located within 3 kilometres of Juno Beach (Mike sector), the landing zone for Canadian troops. The village was liberated on the 6 June 1944 by the Royal Winnipeg Rifles.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2010 the commune had 657 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger communes that have a sample survey every year.

Population Change (See database)

Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)

Civil heritage

The commune has many buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

  • The Reviers Bridge (17th century)
  • The Hervot Farmhouse at 12 rue du Bout du Haut (1913)
  • A Farmhouse at 25 Rue du Camp Romain (18th century)
  • A Notable's House at 8 Rue du Marché (18th century)
  • A Lavoir (Public laundry) at Route de Reviers (19th century)
  • A Chateau (1545)
  • A Girls' Primary School (19th century)
  • The old Town Hall (19th century)
  • The Village (Neolithic)
  • Houses (18th-19th century)
    • Other sites of interest
  • The Roman Camp of La Burette.

    • Religious heritage

    The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

  • A Presbytery at 10 Rue du Bout du Haut (18th century)
  • A Calvary at Route de Courseulles-Sur-Mer (1912)
  • The Parish Church of Saint-Lo (18th century)

    • The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

    Notable people linked to the commune

  • Théodore Faullain de Banville (1823-1891), French poet, the Faullain family of Banville were well established since the 1750s at Moulins (Allier), but were originally from the commune.

    • References

    Banville, Calvados Wikipedia
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