Meuvaines
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux | |
| Canton | Courseulles-sur-Mer | |
| Community association | Seulles Terre et Mer | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 20 ′ N , 0 ° 34 ′ W | |
| height | 2-63 m | |
| surface | 7.36 km 2 | |
| Residents | 144 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 20 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 14960 | |
| INSEE code | 14430 | |
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Meuvaines is a French municipality with 144 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 Courseulles-sur-Mer (until 2015 canton of Ryes ). The inhabitants are called Meuvainois .
geography
Meuvaines is located on the coast of the English Channel about 14 kilometers northeast of Bayeux and about 20 kilometers north-northwest of Caen . Meuvaines is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Ver-sur-Mer in the east, Crépon in the east and southeast, Bazenville in the south, Ryes in the southwest, Saint-Côme-de-Fresné in the west and southwest and Asnelles in the west.
history
The beach of Meuvaines belongs to 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 | 185 | 175 | 163 | 137 | 137 | 150 | 142 | 147 |
Attractions
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- Saint-Manvieu church from the 12th century, monument historique
- Maronnes Castle from the 18th century
- Meuvaines Castle from the 17th century
- Remains of the defenses from the Second World War
