Vieux, Calvados

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Commune in Normandy, France

Vieux
Commune
Roman ruins
Location of Vieux
(2020–2026)		Sophie Phelipeau^[1]
Area ¹	5.50 km² (2.12 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	692
• Density	130/km² (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14747 /14930
Elevation	25–112 m (82–367 ft) (avg. 93 m or 305 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vieux (French pronunciation: [vjø] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

History

The town contains numerous Roman era ruins, as Vieux was a settlement called Aregenua, and appears on the Roman map, Tabula Peutingeriana.

During the Battle of Normandy in 1944, Vieux was designated as Hill 112 position, a strategic point for the Battle of Caen, the area of rue d'Esquay and the Bas de Vieux were badly affected by the allied bombardment of July 6, 1944. The portion of these streets, destroyed at this time are now dated for its name.

Sights

The archaeological museum of Vieux-la-Romaine (as Aregenua, Vieux was capital of the Viducasses tribe).
Roman villa of Bas de Vieux

Le chemin Haussé.
Lavoir de la place Saint-Martin
L'église Saint-Laurent.
Lavoir prés de church of Saint-Laurent.
Le lavoir romain des Mareaux.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	529	—
1800	543	+0.37%
1806	558	+0.46%
1821	546	−0.14%
1831	575	+0.52%
1836	570	−0.17%
1841	580	+0.35%
1846	570	−0.35%
1851	555	−0.53%
1856	538	−0.62%
1861	506	−1.22%
1866	476	−1.21%
1872	477	+0.03%
1876	456	−1.12%
1881	456	+0.00%
1886	410	−2.10%
1891	386	−1.20%
1896	368	−0.95%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	381	+0.70%
1906	400	+0.98%
1911	358	−2.19%
1921	361	+0.08%
1926	362	+0.06%
1931	347	−0.84%
1936	314	−1.98%
1946	283	−1.03%
1954	341	+2.36%
1962	360	+0.68%
1968	398	+1.69%
1975	411	+0.46%
1982	509	+3.10%
1990	671	+3.51%
1999	585	−1.51%
2007	578	−0.15%
2012	715	+4.35%
2017	686	−0.82%

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Source: EHESS^[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[4]

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.
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Vieux, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE