Banville | |
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 A covered well in Banville | |
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Location of Banville | |
  Banville  Banville | |
| Coordinates: 49°18′48″N 0°29′13″W / 49.3133°N 0.4869°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux |
| Canton | Courseulles-sur-Mer |
| Intercommunality | Seulles Terre et Mer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Nadine Baca[1] |
| Area 1 | 4.68 km2 (1.81 sq mi) |
| Population | 797 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14038 /14480 |
| Elevation | 2–53 m (6.6–173.9 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Banville (French pronunciation: [bɑ̃vil] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Banvillais or Banvillaises.[3]
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.[4]
The Seulles river forms the entire eastern border of the commune as it flows north to the English Channel at Courseulles-sur-Mer.[4]
Neighbouring communes and villages
Places adjacent to Banville, Calvados | |
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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.[5]
Heraldry
Arms of Banville |
Blazon: Vair.
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Administration
The Town Hall
| From | To | Name |
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| 1945 | 1981 | Pierre Bianquis |
| 1981 | 2008 | Florence Lefrancois |
| 2008 | 2020 | Chrystèle Pouchain |
| 2020 | 2026 | Nadine Baca |
Demography
In 2017 the commune had 792 inhabitants.
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Culture and heritage
Remains of the Lavoir
The remains of the Roman Camp
An Underground living cave in the Roman camp
Civil heritage
The commune has many buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
- The Reviers Bridge (17th century)
[9] - The Hervot Farmhouse at 12 rue du Bout du Haut (1913)[10]
- A Farmhouse at 25 Rue du Camp Romain (18th century)[11]
- A Notable's House at 8 Rue du Marché (18th century)[12]
- A Lavoir (Public laundry) at Route de Reviers (19th century)[13]
- A Chateau (1545)[14]
- A Girls' Primary School (19th century)[15]
- The old Town Hall (19th century)[16]
- The Village (Neolithic)[17]
- Houses (18th-19th century)[18]
- Other sites of interest
- The Roman Camp of La Burette.[19]
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)[20]
- A Calvary at Route de Courseulles-Sur-Mer (1912)[21]
- The Parish Church of Saint-Lo (18th century)[22]
The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Stole (19th century)
[23] - A Ciborium (18th century)[24]
- A Monstrance (19th century)[25]
- A Way of the Cross (19th century)[26]
- A Chalice with Paten (19th century)[27]
- 3 Processional Banners (19th century)[28]
- A Painting: Nativity (17th century)[29]
- A Statue: Virgin and child (17th century)[30]
- A Statue: Saint Nicolas de Bari (18th century)[31]
- A Cross: Christ on the Cross (18th century)[32]
- 2 banks of Stalls (19th century)[33]
- A Paschal Candlestick (19th century)[34]
- A Rood beam (19th century)[35]
- A Baptismal font (16th century)[36]
- A set of 7 Stained glass windows: Seven Sacrements (1959)[37]
- A set of 6 Stained glass windows (1959)[38]
- The Furniture in the Church[39]
Notable people linked to the commune
Théodore de Banville by Bénédict Masson 1862
- 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.
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ↑ Inhabitants of Calvados (in French)
- 1 2 3 Google Maps
- ↑ "Map of the advance of troops from Juno Beach", Dictionary of the Landings, under the direction of Claude Quétel, p. 412, Ouest-France, March 2011. (in French)
- ↑ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Banville, EHESS (in French).
- ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00121776 Reviers Bridge (in French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00121773 Hervot Farmhouse at 12 rue du Bout du Haut (in French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00121774 Farmhouse at 25 Rue du Camp Romain (in French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00121772 Notable's House at 8 Rue du Marché (in French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00121775 Lavoir at Route de Reviers (in French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00121770 Chateau (in French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00121769 Girls' Primary School (in French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00121768 Town Hall (in French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00121765 Village (in French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00121764 Houses (in French)
- ↑ The Artificial cavities of la Falaise in the Camp de la Burette, at Banville (Calvados), Léon Coutil, 1918 (in French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00121771 Presbytery at 10 Rue du Bout du Haut (in French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00121767 Calvary at Route de Courseulles-Sur-Mer (in French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00121766 Parish Church of Saint-Lo (in French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM14001828 Stole (in French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM14001827 Ciborium (in French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM14001826 Monstrance (in French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM14001825 Way of the Cross (in French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM14001824 Chalice with Paten (in French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM14001823 Processional Banner IM14001822 Processional Banner IM14001821 Processional Banner (in French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM14001820 Painting: Nativity (in French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM14001819 Statue: Virgin and child (in French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM14001818 Statue: Saint Nicolas de Bari (in French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM14001817 Cross: Christ on the Cross (in French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM14001816 2 banks of Stalls (in French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM14001815 Paschal Candlestick (in French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM14001814 Rood beam (in French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM14001813 Baptismal font (in French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM14001812 7 Stained glass windows: Seven Sacrements (in French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM14001811 6 Stained glass windows (in French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM14001810 Furniture in the Church (in French)
External links
- Banville on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Banville on the 1750 Cassini Map
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