Basseneville is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.INSEE commune file
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Bassenevillais or Bassenevillaises.Inhabitants of Calvados
Geography Basseneville is located in the Pays d'Auge some 12 km east of Caen and 8 km south-east of Cabourg. Access to the commune is by the D675 road from Goustranville in the east which passes through the south of the commune continuing south-west to Saint-Samson. The D224A also comes from Saint-Samson and passes through the commune continuing north-east to join the D224 just north-east of the commune. The A13 autoroute passes through the commune from east to west but has no exit - the nearest exit is Exit Dozulé to the east of the commune which has no direct access the commune and Exit to the south-west which connects to the D675. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of L'Église, Les Marettes, Saint-Richer, and La Chollerie. The commune is entirely farmland.
The Dives river forms the north-western border of the commune as it flows north-east to join the sea at Cabourg. The Grand Canal forms the south-eastern border of the commune.
History Basseneville appears as Bafneville on the 1750 Cassini Map and as Bosneville on the 1790 version.
A railway station on the Caen to Dozulé-Putot line existed in the commune from 1881 to 1938. The line that passed through the commune was finally closed in 1943.
Administration
List of Successive MayorsList of Mayors of France From To Name Party Position 1983 2008 André Vardon 2008 2014 Jean-François Wantz Retired 2014 2026Patrice Germain, new mayor, succeeds Jean-François Wantz, Ouest-France, consulted on 1 February 2015 Patrice Germain Retired
Demography
Culture and heritage
Religious heritage The Chapel of Saint Richer contains several items that are registered as historical objects: A Chalice with Paten (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Trunk (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Painting with frame: Crucifixion (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy
The Parish Church of Notre-Dame also contains several items that are registered as historical objects: A Tabernacle (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Painting: The Holy Family (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Painting with frame: Holy Family (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy An Altar, Retable, and 2 doors (1719)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Lectern (1721)Ministry of Culture, Palissy
Notable people linked to the commune Jean-Victor Durand-Duquesnay (1785 at Basseneville - 1862), Normandy botanist Pierre (François-Amand) Bazin (1796 at Basseneville - 1865)
See also Communes of the Calvados department
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