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

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  29  Dozulé to the east of the commune which has no direct access the commune and Exit  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]

From To Name Party Position
1983 2008 André Vardon
2008 2014 Jean-François Wantz Retired
2014 2026[10][1] Patrice Germain Retired

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:

  • A Chalice with Paten (18th century)[13]
  • A Trunk (17th century)[14]
  • A Painting with frame: Crucifixion (17th century)[15]

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

Notable people linked to the commune

  • Jean-Victor Durand-Duquesnay (1785 at Basseneville - 1862), Normandy botanist
  • Pierre (François-Amand) Bazin (1796 at Basseneville - 1865)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Inhabitants of Calvados (in French)
  5. ^ a b c Basseneville on Google Maps
  6. ^ a b 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 (in French)
  14. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM14000043 Trunk (in French)
  15. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM14000042 Painting: Crucifixion (in French)
  16. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM14001090 Tabernacle (in French)
  17. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM14000041 Painting: The Holy Family (in French)
  18. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM14000040 Painting: Holy Family (in French)
  19. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM14000039 Altar, Retable, and 2 doors (in French)
  20. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM14000038 Lectern (in French)
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basseneville
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