Bazenville
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux | |
| Canton | Courseulles-sur-Mer | |
| Community association | Seulles Terre et Mer | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 18 ′ N , 0 ° 35 ′ W | |
| height | 53-67 m | |
| surface | 4.07 km 2 | |
| Residents | 137 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 34 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 14480 | |
| INSEE code | 14049 | |
Bazenville is a French municipality with 137 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Bayeux and the canton of Courseulles-sur-Mer . The inhabitants are called Bazenvillois .
geography
Bazenville is located about seven kilometers south of the coast to the English Channel and about ten kilometers east-northeast of Bayeux and about 25 kilometers northwest of Caen . Bazenville is surrounded by Meuvaines in the north and northeast, Crépon in the northeast, Creully sur Seulles in the south and east and Le Manoir in the south and west.
To the east of the town in the direction of Crépon, the British built an airfield in the summer of 1944 after the start of the Allied invasion of Normandy . Airfield B.2 , its allied code name. The Royal Air Force used it until the end of 1944. A Canadian squadron was stationed here under one, the 127th Wing , which was equipped with four Spitfire squadrons, the 403rd , 416th , 421st and 443rd Squadron .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 196 | 177 | 149 | 164 | 145 | 144 | 145 | 147 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Martin church from the 12th century
- Bazenville Castle from the 18th century
Saint Martin Church
Bazenville Castle
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