Barbery (Calvados)
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Caen | |
| Canton | Thury-Harcourt | |
| Community association | Cingal-Suisse Normande | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 18 ′ N , 0 ° 29 ′ W | |
| height | 77-193 m | |
| surface | 8.60 km 2 | |
| Residents | 825 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 96 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 14220 | |
| INSEE code | 14039 | |
Barbery is a French municipality with 825 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy . It belongs to the arrondissement of Caen and the canton of Thury-Harcourt . The inhabitants are known as barberigeois or barberigeoises .
geography
Barbery is around 18 kilometers from Caen. The municipality is surrounded by Bretteville-sur-Laize in the north, Urville in the north-east, Grainville-Langannerie in the east, Moulines in the south-east, Cesny-Bois-Halbout in the south, Espins in the south-west, Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais in the west and Boulon in northwest direction.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1836 | 1876 | 1926 | 1946 | 1968 | 1990 | 2008 | 2016 |
| Residents | 795 | 617 | 599 | 419 | 391 | 390 | 500 | 664 | 820 |
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Attractions
- Ruins of the Cistercian Notre-Dame Abbey from the 12th century on the municipal boundary of Bretteville-sur-Laize , Monument historique
- Parish church of Saint-Pierre from the 13th century, Monument historique
- Parish church of Saint Martin from the 13th century, monument historique
- two castles from the 15th and 18th centuries
- Lavoir
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-111-2 , pp. 309-311.
Web links
Commons : Barbery - collection of images, videos and audio files
