Bazoches-au-Houlme

Bazoches-au-Houlme
region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	Athis-de-l'Orne
Community association	Val d'Orne
Coordinates	48 ° 49 ′  N , 0 ° 14 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 49 ′  N , 0 ° 14 ′  W
height	90-230 m
surface	28.64 km 2
Residents	468 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	16 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	61210
INSEE code	61028
Town center

The Saint-Pierre church

Bazoches-au-Houlme is a French municipality with 468 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Orne in the region of Normandy .

geography

Bazoches-au-Houlme is 18 kilometers northwest of the city of Argentan and a few kilometers south of the border with the Calvados department , which the municipality borders in the north. The place is on the D 909 from Falaise to Putanges-Pont-Écrepin . The municipality is traversed by the Baize and the Ruisseau des Monts Hiboux and Ruisseau du Val Lienard streams .

Culture and history

In the Middle Ages, Bazoches was an important place as the seat of an archdeaconate within the diocese of Sées . The archdeaconate comprised 120 parishes, with the existence of the parish of Bazoches being documented since the 11th century. In addition to a church there was a castle in the village, both of which were destroyed by Gottfried V in 1113 . The church was only rebuilt after a long time. In 1477 the Baron von Bazoches had a watchtower built near the former castle, the remains of which are still preserved today. A new church was built in 1509. After the French Revolution , Bazoches was initially the capital of its own canton , but was already incorporated into the Putanges canton in 1801. In 1812 the formerly independent community of La Chapelle-Monvoisin was incorporated into Bazoches. The center of the village was formed by a chapel that is still preserved today. In the same year Saint-Pavin also became part of the municipality. In Saint-Pavin is the Château de Saint-Pavin , which became famous as the birthplace of the writer Rémy de Gourmont, who was born in 1858 .

Place name

Until the 12th century the place was called Basollae , which is derived from the Latin word basilica and probably stood for a chapel or a small fortress. The current part of the name Bazoches developed from this name . The word Houlme could also be of Latin origin and derive from the word ulmus (Latin for elm ). Another theory is that it originated from the Scandinavian word holm , which describes the wooded hill country around Bazoches.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2010	2017
Residents	483	442	386	332	335	334	462	468

Web links

Commons : Bazoches-au-Houlme  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mairie de Bazoches-au-Houlme , annuaire-mairie.fr
2. ↑ Bazoches-au-Houlme - Notice communale , cassini.ehess.fr
3. ↑ Bazoches-au-Houlme , cc-valdorne.fr