Basly
Commune
The old Lavoir at Basly
The old Lavoir at Basly
Location of Basly
Basly is located in France
Basly
Basly
Basly is located in Normandy
Basly
Basly
Coordinates: 49°16′48″N 0°25′19″W / 49.28°N 0.4219°W / 49.28; -0.4219
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementCaen
CantonCourseulles-sur-Mer
IntercommunalityCœur de Nacre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yves Gauquelain
Area
1
3.92 km2 (1.51 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[1]
1,057
 • Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14044 /14610
Elevation18–62 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] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.[2]

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Basliens or Basliennes.[3]

Geography

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.[4][5]

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.[4][5]

History

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[6] and the same on the 1790 version.[7]

Administration

Basly Town Hall

List of Successive Mayors[8]

FromToNamePartyPosition
18001844Louis
18601879Paisant
18791891Viel
18941896Maillard
18941896Viel
18961903Legras
19031904Marie
19421953Leboucher
19531959Marie
19591965Leboucher
19651971Marie
19711979Vauvert
19791983Coutard
19831989Lemarchand
19892008François Oudin
20082026[9][10]Yves GauquelainRetired

The Municipal Council is composed of 15 members including the Mayor and 4 deputies.[11]

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 1,105 inhabitants.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 511—    
1800 500−0.31%
1806 546+1.48%
1821 518−0.35%
1831 444−1.53%
1836 466+0.97%
1841 439−1.19%
1846 427−0.55%
1851 440+0.60%
1856 446+0.27%
1861 448+0.09%
1866 385−2.99%
1872 370−0.66%
1876 389+1.26%
1881 377−0.62%
1886 343−1.87%
1891 326−1.01%
1896 285−2.65%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 263−1.59%
1906 269+0.45%
1911 252−1.30%
1921 217−1.48%
1926 202−1.42%
1931 211+0.88%
1936 213+0.19%
1946 241+1.24%
1954 258+0.86%
1962 237−1.06%
1968 272+2.32%
1975 383+5.01%
1982 672+8.36%
1990 633−0.74%
1999 657+0.41%
2007 910+4.16%
2012 1,137+4.55%
2017 1,105−0.57%
Source: EHESS[12] and INSEE[13]

Culture and heritage

Religious heritage

The Church bell tower

The Church of Saint Georges Bell Tower (12th century) is registered as an historical monument.[14]

Festivals and events

The Town Hall garden

Sports

  • The Football Club of Basly has two soccer teams in district divisions.[15]
  • The 'Moto Club was created in 1977 and has a motocross circuit and a driving school.[16]

Notable people linked to the commune

  • Déodat de Basly (1862 at Basly - 1937), religious and Franciscan theologian.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ↑ INSEE commune file
  3. ↑ Inhabitants of Calvados (in French)
  4. 1 2 3 Basly on Google Maps
  5. 1 2 Basly on the Géoportail from National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
  6. ↑ Basly on the 1750 Cassini Map
  7. ↑ Basly on the 1790 Cassini Map
  8. ↑ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  9. ↑ Reelection 2014: Basly (14610) 2014, Ouest-France, consulted on 8 June 2014 (in French)
  10. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  11. ↑ art L. 2121-2 of the General Code of Collective Territories (in French).
  12. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Basly, EHESS (in French).
  13. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  14. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00111039 Church of Saint Georges Bell Tower (in French)
  15. ↑ Official website of the Basse-Normandie League – FC Basly, consulted on 27 March 2014 (in French)
  16. ↑ Moto-club of Basly website Archived 2011-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, consulted on 27 August 2010 (in French)
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