Basly

Basly is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.[2]

Basly
Commune
The old Lavoir at Basly
Location of Basly
Basly
Basly
Coordinates: 49°16′48″N 0°25′19″W
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
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,105
 • Density280/km2 (730/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.

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
20082020[9]Yves GauquelainRetired

(Not all data is known)

The Municipal Council is composed of 15 members including the Mayor and 4 deputies.[10]

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[11] and INSEE[12]

Culture and heritage

Religious heritage
The Church bell tower

The Church of Saint Georges Bell Tower (12th century) is registered as an historical monument.[13]

Festivals and events
The Town Hall garden

Sports
  • The Football Club of Basly has two soccer teams in district divisions.[14]
  • The 'Moto Club was created in 1977 and has a motocross circuit and a driving school.[15]

Notable people linked to the commune
  • Déodat de Basly (1862 at Basly - 1937), religious and Franciscan theologian.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Basly on Lion1906
  3. Inhabitants of Calvados (in French)
  4. Basly on Google Maps
  5. 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. art L. 2121-2 of the General Code of Collective Territories (in French).
  11. Données Cassini, EHESS
  12. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  13. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00111039 Church of Saint Georges Bell Tower (in French)
  14. Official website of the Basse-Normandie League – FC Basly, consulted on 27 March 2014 (in French)
  15. Moto-club of Basly website Archived 2011-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, consulted on 27 August 2010 (in French)
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