Barbeville

Barbeville (French pronunciation: [baʁbəvil] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.^[3]

Barbeville
Commune
Barbeville Chateau
Location of Barbeville
Barbeville Show map of France Barbeville Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 49°16′32″N 0°44′52″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Bayeux
Canton	Bayeux
Intercommunality	CC Bayeux Intercom
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Viel[1]
Area 1	3.47 km2 (1.34 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	228
• Density	66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14040 /14400
Elevation	22–62 m (72–203 ft) (avg. 53 m or 174 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Barbeville is located in the Drône valley some 4 km west of Bayeux. Access to the commune is by the D96 road from Bayeux which passes through the heart of the commune and the village and continues west to Rubercy. The D5 from Bayeux to Le Molay-Littry forms the southern border of the commune. The D169 from Vaucelles in the north passes south down the eastern side of the commune and continues to Ranchy. The Route nationale N13 passes through the eastern arm of the commune with the nearest exit being Exit  38  just north of the commune. The commune is entirely farmland.

The Drôme river forms the entire eastern border of the commune as it flows north to join the Aure south-west of Commes. The Ruisseau de Cottun flows from the west of the commune to join the Drome on the eastern border. The Ruisseau de Saint-Symphorien flows along the northern border towards the east, forming parts of the border and joining the Drome at the north-eastern tip of the commune.

History

Barbeville appears as Barbeville on the 1750 Cassini Map^[4] but unusually does not appear on the 1790 version.^[5]

Administration

List of Successive Mayors^[6]

From	To	Name	Party	Position
1968	1989	Philippe Henry		Horse Breeder
1989	2001	Hervé Legrand
2001	2008	Henri Kliszowski		Retired Surgeon
2008	2020	Denis Énée		Retired Banker
2020	2026	Christian Viel		Retired Banker

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Barbevillais or Barbevillaises in French.^[7]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 254 —     1800 196 −3.64% 1806 195 −0.09% 1821 223 +0.90% 1831 217 −0.27% 1836 222 +0.46% 1841 216 −0.55% 1846 190 −2.53% 1851 193 +0.31% 1856 194 +0.10% 1861 202 +0.81% 1866 187 −1.53% 1872 172 −1.38% 1876 194 +3.05% 1881 171 −2.49% 1886 174 +0.35% 1891 211 +3.93% 1896 217 +0.56%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 224 +0.64% 1906 207 −1.57% 1911 224 +1.59% 1921 203 −0.98% 1926 202 −0.10% 1931 204 +0.20% 1936 188 −1.62% 1946 197 +0.47% 1954 186 −0.72% 1962 169 −1.19% 1968 196 +2.50% 1975 181 −1.13% 1982 174 −0.56% 1990 151 −1.76% 1999 163 +0.85% 2007 182 +1.39% 2012 187 +0.54% 2017 178 −0.98%
Source: EHESS[8] and INSEE[9]

Sites and monuments

The Church of Saint-Martin

The commune has two structures which are registered as historical monuments:

• A Chateau (18th century)^[10]
• The Church of Saint-Martin (13th century)^[11] The Church contains an Organ (19th century) that is registered as an historical object.^[12]

Other sites of interest

• The Barbeville Stud was created at the end of the 19th century by Count Foy. It is a centre for the breeding of yearlings. The Barbeville prize was contested in a race for the first time at Longchamp in 1889 and it still exists.
• The Chateau of Monts (19th century)
• The Cambray Manor was built by Népomucène Lemercier at the end of the 18th century.

Notable people linked to the commune

Henri Gérard

• Henri Gérard (1818-1903), MP for Calvados from 1881 to 1902, was mayor of Barbeville.

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department