Banville (French pronunciation: [bɑ̃vil] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.
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 A covered well in Banville | |
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| 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 (2021)[2] | 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. | |
Geography
editBanville 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.[3]
The Seulles river forms the entire eastern border of the commune as it flows north to the English Channel at Courseulles-sur-Mer.[3]
Neighbouring communes and villages
editHistory
editDuring 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.[4]
Heraldry
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Blazon: Vair.
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Administration
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| From | To | Name |
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| 1945 | 1981 | Pierre Bianquis |
| 1981 | 2008 | Florence Lefrancois |
| 2008 | 2020 | Chrystèle Pouchain |
| 2020 | 2026 | Nadine Baca |
Demography
editThe inhabitants of the commune are known as Banvillais or Banvillaises in French.[6]
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Culture and heritage
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Civil heritage
editThe 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
editThe 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
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- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b c 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)
- ^ Le nom des habitants du 14 - Calvados, habitants.fr
- ^ 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
edit- Banville on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Banville on the 1750 Cassini Map
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