Basly
Commune
The old Lavoir at Basly
The old Lavoir at Basly
Location of Basly
Map
Basly is located in France
Basly
Basly
Basly is located in Normandy
Basly
Basly
Coordinates: 49°16′48″N 0°25′19″W / 49.28°N 0.4219°W / 49.28; -0.4219
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementCaen
CantonCourseulles-sur-Mer
IntercommunalityCœur de Nacre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yves Gauquelain
Area
1
3.92 km2 (1.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
1,057
 • Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14044 /14610
Elevation18–62 m (59–203 ft)
(avg. 70 m or 230 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Basly (French pronunciation: [bali] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.[2]

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Basliens or Basliennes.[3]

Geography

Basly is located some 6 km south-east of Courseulles-sur-Mer and 10 km north-west of Caen. Access to the commune is by the D79 road from Bény-sur-Mer in the north-east which passes through the village and continues south-east to Colomby-sur-Thaon. The D83 comes from Douvres-la-Délivrande in the north-east through the village then south-west to Thaon. The D404 passes through the north-east corner of the commune and the D141 from Fontaine-Henry to Colomby-sur-Thaon passes through the south-west corner. The commune is entirely farmland.[4][5]

The Mue river forms the border of the south-western corner of the commune as it twists around then flows north-west to join the Seulles at Reviers.[4][5]

History

At a place called Campagne in the commune (near the Moto-Club) many archaeological remains have been found. This is on a spur blocked by the valley of the Mue. The most famous remains are those of a habitat from the first Iron Age (the Hallstatt culture) with an associated rectangular necropolis. There is archaeological evidence of a Neolithic stockade in medieval times.

Basly appears as Basly on the 1750 Cassini Map[6] and the same on the 1790 version.[7]

Administration

Basly Town Hall
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List of Successive Mayors[8]

From To Name Party Position
1800 1844 Louis
1860 1879 Paisant
1879 1891 Viel
1894 1896 Maillard
1894 1896 Viel
1896 1903 Legras
1903 1904 Marie
1942 1953 Leboucher
1953 1959 Marie
1959 1965 Leboucher
1965 1971 Marie
1971 1979 Vauvert
1979 1983 Coutard
1983 1989 Lemarchand
1989 2008 François Oudin
2008 2026[9][10] Yves Gauquelain Retired

The Municipal Council is composed of 15 members including the Mayor and 4 deputies.[11]

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 1,105 inhabitants.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 511—    
1800 500−0.31%
1806 546+1.48%
1821 518−0.35%
1831 444−1.53%
1836 466+0.97%
1841 439−1.19%
1846 427−0.55%
1851 440+0.60%
1856 446+0.27%
1861 448+0.09%
1866 385−2.99%
1872 370−0.66%
1876 389+1.26%
1881 377−0.62%
1886 343−1.87%
1891 326−1.01%
1896 285−2.65%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 263−1.59%
1906 269+0.45%
1911 252−1.30%
1921 217−1.48%
1926 202−1.42%
1931 211+0.88%
1936 213+0.19%
1946 241+1.24%
1954 258+0.86%
1962 237−1.06%
1968 272+2.32%
1975 383+5.01%
1982 672+8.36%
1990 633−0.74%
1999 657+0.41%
2007 910+4.16%
2012 1,137+4.55%
2017 1,105−0.57%
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Source: EHESS[12] and INSEE[13]

Culture and heritage

Religious heritage

The Church bell tower

The Church of Saint Georges Bell Tower (12th century) is registered as an historical monument.[14]

Festivals and events

The Town Hall garden

Sports

Notable people linked to the commune

See also

References

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ INSEE commune file
  3. ^ Inhabitants of Calvados (in French)
  4. ^ a b c Basly on Google Maps
  5. ^ a b Basly on the Géoportail from National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
  6. ^ Basly on the 1750 Cassini Map
  7. ^ Basly on the 1790 Cassini Map
  8. ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  9. ^ Reelection 2014: Basly (14610) 2014, Ouest-France, consulted on 8 June 2014 (in French)
  10. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  11. ^ art L. 2121-2 of the General Code of Collective Territories (in French).
  12. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Basly, EHESS (in French).
  13. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  14. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00111039 Church of Saint Georges Bell Tower (in French)
  15. ^ Official website of the Basse-Normandie League – FC Basly, consulted on 27 March 2014 (in French)
  16. ^ Moto-club of Basly website Archived 2011-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, consulted on 27 August 2010 (in French)

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