Vienne-en-Bessin
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| Coordinates: 49°16′48″N 0°36′31″W / 49.28°N 0.6086°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux |
| Canton | Bayeux |
| Intercommunality | Bayeux Intercom |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Rémi Françoise[1] |
| Area 1 | 4.10 km2 (1.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 277 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14744 /14400 |
| Elevation | 17–67 m (56–220 ft) (avg. 34 m or 112 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Vienne-en-Bessin (French pronunciation: [vjɛn ɑ̃ bɛsɛ̃] , literally Vienne in Bessin) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
During the latter stages of the Battle of Normandy it was the home of the British Army 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division's battle school.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 161 | — |
| 1968 | 137 | −14.9% |
| 1975 | 122 | −10.9% |
| 1982 | 152 | +24.6% |
| 1990 | 198 | +30.3% |
| 1999 | 200 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 287 | +43.5% |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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