Villers-Bocage (Calvados)
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Vire | |
| Canton | Aunay-sur-Odon | |
| Community association | Pré-Bocage intercom | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 5 ′ N , 0 ° 39 ′ W | |
| height | 95-217 m | |
| surface | 5.76 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,108 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 540 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 14310 | |
| INSEE code | 14752 | |
| Website | www.villers-bocage.info | |
 Villers-Bocage Town Hall |
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Villers-Bocage is a French municipality with 3108 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy . It belongs to the Arrondissement Vire and the canton of Aunay-sur-Odon . The inhabitants are called Villersois .
geography
Villers-Bocage is about 22 kilometers southwest of Caen . Villers-Bocage is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Villy-Bocage in the north, Parfouru-sur-Odon in the northeast, Épinay-sur-Odon in the east, Maisoncelles-Pelvey in the south and southwest and Tracy-Bocage in the west.
The former route nationale 175 , 177 and the autoroute A84 run through the municipality .
history
On June 13, 1944, the Battle of Villers-Bocage , a tank battle , took place here during the Allied Operation Perch . Here the Germans were initially able to stop the British advance in Normandy. In Operation Epsom, the community was destroyed by Allied bombers.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,825 | 1,985 | 2,317 | 2,623 | 2,845 | 2,904 | 2,868 | 3,007 | 3,120 |
Partner communities
A partnership has existed with the British municipality of Bampton in Devon (England) since 1974 and with the German municipality of Mömbris in Lower Franconia (Bavaria) since 2003.
Attractions
- Saint-Martin church, rebuilt in 1955
- 17th century castle
- town hall
