Laize-la-Ville
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| local community | Laize clinchamps | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Caen | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 5 ′ N , 0 ° 23 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 14320 | |
| Former INSEE code | 14349 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2017 | |
| Website | www.laizelaville.fr | |
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Laize-la-Ville is a former French commune with the last 726 inhabitants (as of January 1 2014) in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy . The inhabitants are called lay people.
On January 1, 2017, Laize-la-Ville was merged with the neighboring municipality of Clinchamps-sur-Orne to form the new municipality of Laize-Clinchamps as part of a regional reform . Laize-la-Ville acts as the "superordinate district" as the administrative headquarters of Laize-Clinchamps.
Toponymy
The Laize River gave the community its name. La-Ville was added to avoid confusion between the river and the parish.
geography
The village is located south of Caen , near the regional capital, in the valley of the Laize river of the same name . The municipality of Laize-la-Ville was surrounded by May-sur-Orne in the north, Fontenay-le-Marmion in the west, Fresney-le-Puceux in the south-east and south, Boulon in the south-west and Clinchamps-sur-Orne in the west.
geology
In the immediate vicinity is the syncline of May-sur-Orne . The Normandy is primarily in the Paris Basin . However, West Normandy also belongs to the Armorican massif. Laize-la-Ville lies on the border between the two geological units. In this sense, Laize-la-Ville with its two discordances is a recognized geological site of international importance.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1836 | 1876 | 1926 | 1946 | 1968 | 1990 | 2014 |
| Residents | 227 | 215 | 185 | 175 | 152 | 190 | 347 | 726 |
| Source: Cassini, EHESS and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Notre-Dame church from the 12th century
- Former rectory built in 1701
- Norman-style farm (like a half-timbered house) built in the early 20th century; it is privately owned and has its own water tower
- Former tithe barn
- Lavoir (wash house)
Notre-Dame church
The tithe barn
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-111-2 , pp. 284-286.
Web links
- Geographical data : répertoire géographique des communes 2012 (site de l'IGN, téléchargement du 24 octobre 2013)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on the municipal merger on calvados.gouv.fr (French)
- ↑ René Lepelley. Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de communes de Normandie . Page 156.
- ↑ Alain FOUCAULT. Guide du geologue amateur. Editions DUNOD. Page 187.
- ↑ Guide geologique Normandie-Maine. 2nd edition. Editions DUNOD. Page 29.
- ^ Laize-la-Ville website Lithothèque de Normandie .
- ^ Laize-la-Ville reconstruction website Lithothèque de Normandie .
- ↑ Laize-la-Ville - Cassini