Commune in Normandy, France
Barbery (French pronunciation: [baʁbəʁi] ⓘ commune in theCalvados department in theNormandy region of north-westernFrance .[ 3]
TheLavoir (Public laundry) at Mesnil-Touffray Barbery is located some 18 km south by south-east ofCaen and 10 km east by north-east ofThury-Harcourt . Access to the commune is by the D131 road fromCroisilles in the south-west which passes through the heart of the commune and the village before continuing north-east toUrville . The D23 comes fromCesny-Bois-Halbout in the south and passes through the village before continuing north to joinRoute nationale N158 atSaint-Aignan-de-Cramesnil . The D156A goes south-east from the village toMoulines . The D237 branches off the D131 in the east of the commune and goes south-east to join the D167 east of the commune. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of L'Abbaye, Faverolles, Le Londel, and Le Mesnil Touffray. The commune is entirely farmland.[ 4] [ 5]
TheRuisseau du Val Clair rises north of the village and flows north to join theLaize atBretteville-sur-Laize . TheRuisseau de Corneville also rises north of the village, east of the Ruisseau du Val Clair, and flows north to join the Laize atLes Écluses .[ 4] [ 6]
Neighbouring communes and villages [ 4]
During early medieval times Barbery and its abbey were under the control of the de Livet family.[ 7]
Barbery appears asBarbery on the 1750Cassini Map [ 8] [ 9]
Arms of Barbery Blazon: Azure, semy of billety Argent.
List of SuccessiveMayors [ 10]
From To Name 1997 2001 Ferdinand Lecouvey 2001 2014 Alain Crocqueville 2014 2023 Guy Pislard 2023 2026 Luc Lebouvier
The inhabitants of the commune are known asBarberigeois orBarberigeoises in French.[ 11]
Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 795 — 1800 601 −3.92% 1806 680 +2.08% 1821 666 −0.14% 1831 647 −0.29% 1836 617 −0.95% 1841 633 +0.51% 1846 755 +3.59% 1851 759 +0.11% 1856 728 −0.83% 1861 686 −1.18% 1866 666 −0.59% 1872 600 −1.72% 1876 599 −0.04% 1881 590 −0.30% 1886 569 −0.72% 1891 539 −1.08% 1896 490 −1.89%
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 465 −1.04% 1906 488 +0.97% 1911 416 −3.14% 1921 455 +0.90% 1926 419 −1.64% 1931 429 +0.47% 1936 435 +0.28% 1946 391 −1.06% 1954 431 +1.22% 1962 417 −0.41% 1968 390 −1.11% 1975 366 −0.90% 1982 497 +4.47% 1990 500 +0.08% 1999 524 +0.52% 2007 657 +2.87% 2012 789 +3.73% 2017 825 +0.90%
Source: EHESS[ 12] [ 13]
Culture and heritage [ edit ] The commune has many buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:
ThePetite-Abbaye Industrial Cheese Factory (20th century)[ 14] Farmhouses (19th century)[ 15] AChateau at Mesnil-Aumont (18th century)[ 16] AManor/Chateau at Mesnil-Touffray (15th century)[ 17] TheOld Abbey Manor at Faverolles (12th century)[ 18] The old Abbey The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
The oldCistercian Abbey of Notre-Dame of BarberyRobert Marmion in 1181.[ 19] Bretteville-sur-Laize .[ 20] TheParish Church of Saint Peter (13th century).[ 21] APresbytery (18th century)[ 28] TheParish Church of Saint Martin at Mesnil-Touffray (13th century).[ 29] ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.^ "Commune de Barbery | Insee" .www.insee.fr .^a b c "Barbery · 14220, France" .Barbery · 14220, France .^ Barbery on the Géoportail fromNational Geographic Institute (IGN) website(in French) ^ Sandre ."Fiche cours d'eau - Laize (I25-0400)" .^ Normandie, Société des antiquaires de (6 October 1837)."Mémoires" – via Google Books. ^ "France 1750 - David Rumsey Historical Map Collection" .rumsey.geogarage.com .^ "France 1790 - David Rumsey Historical Map Collection" .rumsey.geogarage.com .^ "MairesGenWeb" .www.francegenweb.org .^ Le nom des habitants du 14 - Calvados , habitants.fr^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui :Commune data sheet Barbery ,EHESS (in French) .^ Population en historique depuis 1968 , INSEE^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00051643 Petite-Abbaye Industrial Cheese Factory (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00000144 Farmhouse/Mill at Moulin de Roinet IA00000143 Farmhouse at La Giblonnière IA00000142 Farmhouse at Le Tremblay IA00000141 Chateau Farmhouse at Mesnil-Aumont IA00000136 Louvre Farmhouse IA00000132 Houses and Farms (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00000140 Chateau at Mesnil-Aumont (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00000138 Manor/Chateau at Mesnil-Touffray (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00000134 Old Abbey Manor at Faverolles (in French) ^ Nichols, John (1786).Some account of the alien priories, and of such lands as they are known to have possessed in England and Wales . London: J. Nichols. ^ "Ancienne abbaye Notre-Dame de Barbery (également sur commune de Bretteville-sur-Laize) à Barbery - PA00111032" .Monumentum .^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00000137 Parish Church of Saint Peter (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM14000960 Virgin and child (No. 2) IM14000959 Saint Benoît IM14000958 Virgin and child (No. 1) (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM14000957 Green Sofa, Armchair, and 2 Chairs (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM14000956 Stoup (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM14000955 Baptismal font (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM14000954 Altar and Tabernacle (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM14000953 4 Stained glass windows (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00000135 Presbytery (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00000139 Cistercian Parish Church of Saint Martin at Mesnil-Touffray (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyPM14000037 Virgin and child IM14000972 Nicolas Poret IM14000971 Virgin and child (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM14000970 Pulpit (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM14000968 Baptismal font (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM14000967 Altar, Tabernacle, and Retable (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM14000965 Gauquelin Family (2) IM14000964 Poret Family (3) IM14000963 Clacy Family IM14000962 Charles de Lalongny (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM14000961 Monument to Charles de Lalongny (in French)
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