Basly
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| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Courseulles-sur-Mer |
| Intercommunality | CC Cœur de Nacre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yves Gauquelain |
Area 1 | 3.92 km2 (1.51 sq mi) |
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| 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] Audio file "Fr-Basly.ogg" not found) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.[1]
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Basliens or Basliennes.[2]
Geography
[edit | edit source]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.[3][4]
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.[3][4]
History
[edit | edit source]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[5] and the same on the 1790 version.[6]
Administration
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| 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[8][9] | Yves Gauquelain | Retired |
The Municipal Council is composed of 15 members including the Mayor and 4 deputies.[10]
Demography
[edit | edit source]In 2017 the commune had 1,105 inhabitants.
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Culture and heritage
[edit | edit source]Religious heritage
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The Church of Saint Georges Bell Tower (12th century)File:Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg is registered as an historical monument.[13]
Festivals and events
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Sports
[edit | edit source]- The Football Club of Basly has two soccer teams in district divisions.[14]
- The 'Moto Club was created in 1977 and has a motocross circuit and a driving school.[15]
Notable people linked to the commune
[edit | edit source]- Déodat de Basly (1862 at Basly - 1937), religious and Franciscan theologian.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Inhabitants of Calvados (in French)
- ^ a b c Basly on Google Maps
- ^ a b Basly on the Géoportail from National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- ^ Basly on the 1750 Cassini Map
- ^ Basly on the 1790 Cassini Map
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Reelection 2014: Basly (14610) 2014, Ouest-France, consulted on 8 June 2014 (in French)
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- ^ art L. 2121-2 of the General Code of Collective Territories (in French).
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Basly, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00111039 Church of Saint Georges Bell Tower (in French)
- ^ Official website of the Basse-Normandie League – FC Basly, consulted on 27 March 2014 (in French)
- ^ Moto-club of Basly website Archived 2011-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, consulted on 27 August 2010 (in French)
External links
[edit | edit source]- Basly on the Community of communes website (in French)
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