Banville, Calvados
(avg. 25 m or 82 ft)
Banville (French pronunciation: [bɑ̃vil] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.
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
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
Blazon: Vair.
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Administration
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (April 2021) |
List of Successive Mayors[5]
From | To | Name |
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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]
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Source: EHESS[7] and INSEE[8] |
Culture and heritage
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 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
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b c Google Maps
- ^ "Map of the advance of troops from Juno Beach", Dictionary of the Landings, under the direction of Claude Quétel, p. 412, Ouest-France, March 2011. (in French)
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Le nom des habitants du 14 - Calvados, habitants.fr
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Banville, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00121776 Reviers Bridge (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00121773 Hervot Farmhouse at 12 rue du Bout du Haut (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00121774 Farmhouse at 25 Rue du Camp Romain (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00121772 Notable's House at 8 Rue du Marché (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00121775 Lavoir at Route de Reviers (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00121770 Chateau (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00121769 Girls' Primary School (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00121768 Town Hall (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00121765 Village (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00121764 Houses (in French)
- ^ The Artificial cavities of la Falaise in the Camp de la Burette, at Banville (Calvados), Léon Coutil, 1918 (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00121771 Presbytery at 10 Rue du Bout du Haut (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00121767 Calvary at Route de Courseulles-Sur-Mer (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00121766 Parish Church of Saint-Lo (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM14001828 Stole (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM14001827 Ciborium (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM14001826 Monstrance (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM14001825 Way of the Cross (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM14001824 Chalice with Paten (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM14001823 Processional Banner IM14001822 Processional Banner IM14001821 Processional Banner (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM14001820 Painting: Nativity (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM14001819 Statue: Virgin and child (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM14001818 Statue: Saint Nicolas de Bari (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM14001817 Cross: Christ on the Cross (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM14001816 2 banks of Stalls (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM14001815 Paschal Candlestick (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM14001814 Rood beam (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM14001813 Baptismal font (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM14001812 7 Stained glass windows: Seven Sacrements (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM14001811 6 Stained glass windows (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM14001810 Furniture in the Church (in French)
External links
- Banville on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Banville on the 1750 Cassini Map
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