Banville, Calvados

For other uses, see Banville.

Banville (French pronunciation: [bɑ̃vil] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.

Banville
Commune
A covered well in Banville
Coat of arms
Location of Banville
Banville Show map of France Banville Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 49°18′48″N 0°29′13″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Bayeux
Canton	Courseulles-sur-Mer
Intercommunality	CC Seulles Terre Mer
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Nadine Baca[1]
Area 1	4.68 km2 (1.81 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	802
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14038 /14480
Elevation	2–53 m (6.6–173.9 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Banville is located in the Bessin area some 3 km south-west of Courseulles-sur-Mer and 5 km east of Crépon. Access to the commune is by the D12 road from Graye-sur-Mer in the north which passes through the village and continues south-west to Tierceville. The D112A goes west from the village to Sainte-Croix-sur-Mer. The commune is mostly farmland but with a significant sized residential area.^[3]

The Seulles river forms the entire eastern border of the commune as it flows north to the English Channel at Courseulles-sur-Mer.^[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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History

During the invasion of Normandy Banville was located within 3 kilometres of Juno Beach (Mike sector), the landing zone for Canadian troops. The village was liberated on the 6 June 1944 by the Royal Winnipeg Rifles.^[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Banville

Blazon: Vair.

Administration

The Town Hall

List of Successive Mayors^[5]

From	To	Name
1945	1981	Pierre Bianquis
1981	2008	Florence Lefrancois
2008	2020	Chrystèle Pouchain
2020	2026	Nadine Baca

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Banvillais or Banvillaises in French.^[6]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 684 —     1800 623 −1.33% 1806 641 +0.48% 1821 612 −0.31% 1831 624 +0.19% 1836 626 +0.06% 1841 630 +0.13% 1846 611 −0.61% 1851 601 −0.33% 1856 560 −1.40% 1861 557 −0.11% 1866 537 −0.73% 1872 517 −0.63% 1876 508 −0.44% 1881 454 −2.22% 1886 442 −0.53% 1891 418 −1.11% 1896 410 −0.39%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 390 −1.00% 1906 356 −1.81% 1911 324 −1.87% 1921 295 −0.93% 1926 328 +2.14% 1931 301 −1.70% 1936 317 +1.04% 1946 351 +1.02% 1954 368 +0.59% 1962 356 −0.41% 1968 382 +1.18% 1975 407 +0.91% 1982 475 +2.23% 1990 514 +0.99% 1999 585 +1.45% 2007 622 +0.77% 2012 684 +1.92% 2017 792 +2.98%
Source: EHESS[7] and INSEE[8]

Culture and heritage

Remains of the Lavoir

The remains of the Roman Camp

An Underground living cave in the Roman camp

Civil heritage

The commune has many buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

• The Reviers Bridge (17th century)^[9]
• The Hervot Farmhouse at 12 rue du Bout du Haut (1913)^[10]
• A Farmhouse at 25 Rue du Camp Romain (18th century)^[11]
• A Notable's House at 8 Rue du Marché (18th century)^[12]
• A Lavoir (Public laundry) at Route de Reviers (19th century)^[13]
• A Chateau (1545)^[14]
• A Girls' Primary School (19th century)^[15]
• The old Town Hall (19th century)^[16]
• The Village (Neolithic)^[17]
• Houses (18th-19th century)^[18]

Other sites of interest

• The Roman Camp of La Burette.^[19]

Religious heritage

The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

• A Presbytery at 10 Rue du Bout du Haut (18th century)^[20]
• A Calvary at Route de Courseulles-Sur-Mer (1912)^[21]
• The Parish Church of Saint-Lo (18th century)^[22]

The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

• A Stole (19th century)^[23]
• A Ciborium (18th century)^[24]
• A Monstrance (19th century)^[25]
• A Way of the Cross (19th century)^[26]
• A Chalice with Paten (19th century)^[27]
• 3 Processional Banners (19th century)^[28]
• A Painting: Nativity (17th century)^[29]
• A Statue: Virgin and child (17th century)^[30]
• A Statue: Saint Nicolas de Bari (18th century)^[31]
• A Cross: Christ on the Cross (18th century)^[32]
• 2 banks of Stalls (19th century)^[33]
• A Paschal Candlestick (19th century)^[34]
• A Rood beam (19th century)^[35]
• A Baptismal font (16th century)^[36]
• A set of 7 Stained glass windows: Seven Sacrements (1959)^[37]
• A set of 6 Stained glass windows (1959)^[38]
• The Furniture in the Church^[39]

Notable people linked to the commune

Théodore de Banville by Bénédict Masson 1862

• Théodore Faullain de Banville (1823-1891), French poet, the Faullain family of Banville were well established since the 1750s at Moulins (Allier), but were originally from the commune.

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department