Barbeville

Barbeville
Barbeville
Commune
	Barbeville Chateau
	Location of Barbeville
	Barbeville Barbeville
	Coordinates: 49°16′32″N 0°44′52″W / 49.2756°N 0.7478°W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Bayeux
Canton	Bayeux
Intercommunality	Bayeux Intercom
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Viel
Area 1	3.47 km2 (1.34 sq mi)
Population (2021)	222
• Density	64/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.

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

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	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 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.