Biéville-Beuville

Biéville-Beuville
Commune
Chateau of Biéville
Chateau of Biéville
Location of Biéville-Beuville
Biéville-Beuville is located in France
Biéville-Beuville
Biéville-Beuville
Biéville-Beuville is located in Normandy
Biéville-Beuville
Biéville-Beuville
Coordinates: 49°14′11″N 0°19′33″W / 49.2364°N 0.3258°W / 49.2364; -0.3258
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementCaen
CantonOuistreham
IntercommunalityCaen la Mer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Chauvois[1]
Area
1
11.15 km2 (4.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,738
 • Density340/km2 (870/sq mi)
DemonymBoevillais
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14068 /14112
Elevation1–58 m (3.3–190.3 ft)
(avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Biéville-Beuville (French pronunciation: [bjevil bøvil] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. The hyphenated name originates from the former communes of Biéville-sur-Orne and Beuville, which were united in 1972.[3]

Toponymy

The name Biéville is believed to come from the Old German name Boio[4] or Boia[5] combined with the Old French ville, meaning farm. Biéville was recorded as Boiavilla in 1082.[6] Residents (of the combined town) are still known as Boevillais.

Similarly, Beuville is believed to come from the Old German name Bodo. It was recorded as Bodvilla in 1134.[4][5]

Norman settlers from the area in Scotland and England carried surnames such as de Bouvelles, de Bovelles, de Boyuille and de Boyuill, and are believed to be the origin of the common surnames Boyle and Bowles.[7]

History

Until the middle of the 16th century, the seignory of Beuville remained in the hands of the de Beuville family. In 1770, it fell to the Lecocq family; Louis Lecocq was the last lord of Beuville before the French Revolution overthrew the nobility.[8]

The lordship of Bieville was a fiefferme (a fiefdom owned by the crown but leased to a local lord). The lords of Biéville were less powerful than the lords of other seignories such as Beuville, as their lands were not centralized. The lords of Biéville operated several other significant estates, including Rubercy, la Vallée, Balleroy, and la Londe.

During the Second World War, the British fought the Germans for more than a month nearby. The two parishes were united to form one commune in 1972.[9]

Population

The population data before 1972 refer to the sum of the populations of the former communes Beuville and Biéville-sur-Orne.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793799—    
1800811+0.21%
1806853+0.85%
1821857+0.03%
1831857+0.00%
1836827−0.71%
1841851+0.57%
1846883+0.74%
1851884+0.02%
1856879−0.11%
1861875−0.09%
1866797−1.85%
1872781−0.34%
1876779−0.06%
1881715−1.70%
1886639−2.22%
1891657+0.56%
1896568−2.87%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901567−0.04%
1906562−0.18%
1911553−0.32%
1921586+0.58%
1926579−0.24%
1931571−0.28%
1936578+0.24%
1946639+1.01%
1954713+1.38%
1962810+1.61%
19681,117+5.50%
1975 1,321+2.43%
1982 1,606+2.83%
1990 2,223+4.15%
1999 2,191−0.16%
2007 2,516+1.74%
2012 2,548+0.25%
2017 3,391+5.88%
Source: EHESS[10][11] and INSEE (1975-2017)[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Commune de Biéville-Beuville (14068) Archived 6 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE
  4. ^ a b Dauzat, Albert; Rostaing, Charles (1963). Larousse (ed.). Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de lieux en France. Paris.{cite book}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ a b Lepelley, René (1996). Charles Corlet (ed.). Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de communes de Normandie (in French). Condé-sur-Noireau. p. 68.{cite book}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ Bourrienne, V. (1895). Malherbe: points obscure et nouveaux de sa vie normande (in French). A. Picard et fils. p. 140. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  7. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 298. ISBN 9780192527479. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  8. ^ "La commune et son histoire" (in French). Commune de Biéville-Beuville. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  9. ^ "La mémoire des pierres" (in French). Commune de Biéville-Beuville aux portes de Caen Calvados Normandie. 15 January 2016. Archived from the original on 16 April 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  10. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Biéville-Beuville, EHESS (in French).
  11. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Biéville-sur-Orne, EHESS (in French).
  12. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 6 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE

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