Commes
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region | Normandy | |
Department | Calvados | |
Arrondissement | Bayeux | |
Canton | Bayeux | |
Community association | Bayeux intercom | |
Coordinates | 49 ° 20 ′ N , 0 ° 44 ′ W | |
height | 0-77 m | |
surface | 6.64 km 2 | |
Residents | 401 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 60 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 14520 | |
INSEE code | 14172 | |
Town Hall (Mairie) and School of Commes |
Commes is a French municipality with 401 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 Bayeux (until 2015 canton Ryes ). The inhabitants are called Commésiens .
geography
Commes is located on the coast of the English Channel about seven kilometers north-northeast of Bayeux and about 32 kilometers north-northwest of Caen . Commes is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Longues-sur-Mer in the east, Vaux-sur-Aure in the southeast, Maisons in the south and Port-en-Bessin-Huppain in the west.
history
Commes Beach is part of 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 | 350 | 324 | 278 | 360 | 382 | 397 | 411 | 375 |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame church from the 11th century, rebuilt in 1897, monument historique since 1926
- Le Bosq castle from the 18th century
- Escures Castle from the 18th century
- Commes mansion, rebuilt from 1869 to 1873
- Tithe barn from the 17th century