Vassy
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| local community | Valdallière | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Vire | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 51 ′ N , 0 ° 41 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 14410 | |
| Former INSEE code | 14726 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 Saint-Martin-Notre-Dame-et-Saint-André church |
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Vassy is a former French commune with last 1,838 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013), the Vasséen , in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy .
On January 1, 2016, Vassy was incorporated into the new municipality of Valdallière as part of a regional reform together with 13 neighboring municipalities . Vassy represents the administrative seat of Valdallières as the "superordinate district".
geography
Vassy is about 16 kilometers east of Vire Normandie and, at about the same distance, north-northwest of Flers .
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1836 | 1876 | 1926 | 1946 | 1968 | 1990 | 2013 |
| Residents | 3,150 | 3,270 | 2,681 | 1,622 | 1,704 | 1,410 | 1.611 | 1,838 |
| Source: Cassini, EHESS and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Martin-Notre-Dame-et-Saint-André church
- Commanderie de Courval , Coming of the Knights Templar in the 12th century in Lieu-dit L'Hôpital , since 1994 historique Monument
- Remains of a castle from the 18th century
The coming
politics
Vassy has had a partnership with the German market town of Triefenstein since 2013 .
Web links
Commons : Vassy - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on the municipal merger on calvados.gouv.fr (French)
- ^ Vassy - Cassini
- ↑ Commanderie de Courval in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Information on the partnership on markt-triefenstein.de