Basly | |
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Coordinates: 49°16′48″N 0°25′19″W / 49.28°N 0.4219°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Calvados |
Arrondissement | Caen |
Canton | Courseulles-sur-Mer |
Intercommunality | Cœur de Nacre |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Yves Gauquelain |
Area 1 | 3.92 km2 (1.51 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[1] | 1,057 |
• Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
14044 /14610 |
Elevation | 18–62 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]
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]
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]
From | To | Name | Party | Position |
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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]
In 2017 the commune had 1,105 inhabitants.
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Source: EHESS [12] and INSEE [13] |
The Church of Saint Georges Bell Tower (12th century) is registered as an historical monument. [14]