Basseneville | |
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 Town hall | |
Location of Basseneville  | |
  Basseneville  Basseneville | |
| Coordinates:49°12′01″N0°07′42″W / 49.2003°N 0.1283°W /49.2003; -0.1283 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Lisieux |
| Canton | Cabourg |
| Intercommunality | CC Normandie-Cabourg-Pays d'Auge |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Patrice Germain[1] |
Area 1 | 10.59 km2 (4.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 249 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (61/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14045 /14670 |
| Elevation | 2–45 m (6.6–147.6 ft) (avg. 6 m or 20 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Basseneville is acommune in theCalvadosdepartment in theNormandyregion of north-westernFrance.[3]
The inhabitants of the commune are known asBassenevillais orBassenevillaises.[4]
Basseneville is located in thePays d'Auge some 12 km east ofCaen and 8 km south-east ofCabourg. Access to the commune is by the D675 road fromGoustranville in the east which passes through the south of the commune continuing south-west toSaint-Samson. The D224A also comes from Saint-Samson and passes through the commune continuing north-east to join the D224 just north-east of the commune. TheA13 autoroute passes through the commune from east to west but has no exit - the nearest exit is Exit
29 Dozulé to the east of the commune which has no direct access the commune and Exit 30/31 to the south-west which connects to the D675. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of L'Église, Les Marettes, Saint-Richer, and La Chollerie. The commune is entirely farmland.[5][6]
TheDives river forms the north-western border of the commune as it flows north-east to join the sea at Cabourg. TheGrand Canal forms the south-eastern border of the commune.[5][6]
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Basseneville appears asBafneville on the 1750Cassini Map[7] and asBosneville on the 1790 version.[8]
A railway station on the Caen to Dozulé-Putot line existed in the commune from 1881 to 1938. The line that passed through the commune was finally closed in 1943.
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| From | To | Name | Party | Position |
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| 1983 | 2008 | André Vardon | ||
| 2008 | 2014 | Jean-François Wantz | Retired | |
| 2014 | 2026[10][1] | Patrice Germain | Retired |
In 2017 the commune had 257 inhabitants.
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TheChapel of Saint Richer contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
[13][14][15]TheParish Church of Notre-Dame also contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
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