Asnelles
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux | |
| Canton | Courseulles-sur-Mer | |
| Community association | Seulles Terre et Mer | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 20 ′ N , 0 ° 35 ′ W | |
| height | 1–21 m | |
| surface | 2.52 km 2 | |
| Residents | 595 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 236 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 14960 | |
| INSEE code | 14022 | |
| Website | http://www.asnelles.fr/ | |
 Town Hall (Mairie) of Asnelles |
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Asnelles is a French municipality with 595 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Calvados in the region Normandy (before 2016 Basse-Normandie ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Bayeux and the canton of Courseulles-sur-Mer (until 2015 canton of Ryes ). The inhabitants are called Asnellois .
geography
Asnelles is on the coast of the English Channel about ten kilometers northeast of Bayeux and about 23 kilometers north-northwest of Caen . Asnelles is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Meuvaines in the south and east and Saint-Côme-de-Fresné in the west.
history
Asnelles Beach belongs to a section of the so-called Gold Beach , where the Allies landed on June 6, 1944.
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 303 | 267 | 284 | 334 | 478 | 571 | 589 | 587 |
Attractions
- Saint-Martin church from the 12th century
- numerous buildings from the 18th / 19th centuries century
- Remains of the defenses from the Second World War
Saint Martin Church
Remains of the defenses
Personalities
- Maurice Schumann (1911–1998), politician, Minister for Research (1967/1968), Social (1968/1969) and Foreign Affairs (1969–1973), buried here
Community partnerships
A partnership has existed with the British parish of Charmouth in Dorset (England) since 1985.
