Asnières-en-Bessin | |
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 The Church of Saint-Vigor | |
 Location of Asnières-en-Bessin | |
  Asnières-en-Bessin  Asnières-en-Bessin | |
| Coordinates:49°22′07″N0°56′13″W / 49.3686°N 0.9369°W /49.3686; -0.9369 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux |
| Canton | Trévières |
| Intercommunality | CC Isigny-Omaha Intercom |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Patrick Deshayes[1] |
Area 1 | 4.61 km2 (1.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 71 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14023 /14710 |
| Elevation | 12–49 m (39–161 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Asnières-en-Bessin (French pronunciation:[ɑnjɛʁɑ̃bɛsɛ̃]ⓘ; literally "Asnières inBessin") is acommune in theCalvadosdepartment in theNormandyregion of north-westernFrance.
Asnières-en-Bessin is located some 17 km west by north-west ofBayeux, 3 km west ofVierville-sur-Mer, and 4 km north by north-east ofLongueville. Access to the commune is by the D194 road fromLouvières in the east passing through the north of the commune and the village and continuing west toCricqueville-en-Bessin. The D198 road goes south from the village through the length of the commune and continues toAignerville. There is the hamlet of Le Temple just south of the village and Montigny in the south of the commune. The commune is entirely farmland.[3]
The Veret river flows through the centre of the commune from east to west and continues west then north-west to the sea at the Pont du Hable.[3]
Neighbouring communes and villages[3] | |
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List of Successive Mayors[4]
| From | To | Name | Party | Position |
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| 1983 | 2008 | Paulette Cuillandre | ||
| 2008 | 2026 | Patrick Deshayes | Farmer |
The inhabitants of the commune are known asAsnièrois orAsnièroises in French.[5]
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