Balleroy
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| local community | Balleroy-sur-Drôme | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 11 ′ N , 0 ° 50 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 14490 | |
| Former INSEE code | 14035 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 Balleroy Castle |
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Balleroy ( ) is a village and a former French commune with 962 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Calvados department in the Normandy region . It belonged to the Arrondissement of Bayeux and the canton of Trévières .
With effect from January 1, 2016, the former municipalities of Balleroy and Vaubadon were merged to form a nouvelle commune called Balleroy-sur-Drôme and have the status of a commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative center is in Balleroy-sur-Drôme.
geography
Balleroy is located on the eastern edge of the forest of Cerisy , 13 km southwest of the city of Bayeux and 20 km northeast of the city of Saint-Lô . The Drôme flows on the western edge of the village . The Atlantic coast is about 18 km as the crow flies to the north.
history
Until 1521 the village was owned by a Mr. d'Aunay, then the Trextot family bought the land. Jean de Choisy, advisor, notary and secretary to the king, in turn bought Balleroy and subsequently the lands of Cormolain, Montfiquet and Vaubadon. His father was the landlord of Balleroy and laid the foundation stone for today's castle . The architect François Mansart not only created the castle, but also planned the homes of the villagers around it. The village of Balleroy with its castle as one of the first urban settlements served as a model for other castle complexes, such as Versailles . In 1634, the lord of Balleroy managed to set up a weekly market on Tuesdays and two fairs a year.
From 1792 to 1795, at the time of the Great Terror , the place was called Bal-sur-Drôme .
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1836 | 1876 | 1926 | 1946 | 1968 | 1990 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,228 | 1,395 | 1,114 | 850 | 950 | 757 | 613 | 996 |
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Attractions
- Balleroy is known for its Balleroy Castle . The architect François Mansart built it in 1631 on behalf of the landowner Jean de Choisy (senior). The attached French gardens including the moat were laid out by Henri Duchêne according to the plans of André Le Nôtres . In the middle of the 19th century the owner had a romantic park laid out in the style of an English landscape garden. The park with its old trees is open to the public and you can walk on marked paths. Of what was once 8,000 hectares , only 166 remain today.
- In 1975 , Malcolm Forbes founded a museum for hot air balloons in an outbuilding of the castle . Throughout his life, he collected photographs, models, dioramas, unusual objects and unique documents that trace the history of the hot air balloon ride.
- Saint-Martin church from 1650, historic monument since 1951
politics
Balleroy has partnerships with the following communities:
- Shebbear , Devonshire (United Kingdom)
- Ribe (Denmark)
- Fô (Burkina Faso)
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-111-2 , pp. 79-85.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on the municipal merger on calvados.gouv.fr (French)
- ↑ a b History of Balleroy Castle (English)
- ↑ Balleroy - Cassini
- ↑ The Park of Balleroy Castle (English)
- ↑ Musée des Ballons (English)
- ^ Church of Saint-Martin in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)