La_Bazoque,_Calvados
La Bazoque (French pronunciation: [la bazɔk] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.[3]
La Bazoque | |
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The Church of Saint Martin | |
| Coordinates: 49°09′35″N 0°51′59″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux |
| Canton | Trévières |
| Intercommunality | CC Isigny-Omaha Intercom |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Francis Corbeaux[1] |
| Area 1 | 10.14 km2 (3.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 190 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14050 /14490 |
| Elevation | 57–142 m (187–466 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 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 Bazocains or Bazocaines.[4]
La Bazoque is located some 13 km east by north-east of Saint-Lô and 20 km south-west of Bayeux. The southern tip of the commune is the departmental border with Manche. Access to the commune is by the D229 from Litteau in the west which passes through the commune and the village and continues west to join the D28 south of Balleroy. The D122B from Litteau passes through the south of the commune and goes east then south towards Montrabot. The D122 road forms the whole western border of the commune. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of La Nellerie, Le Mesnil, La Londe, and Promenant. The commune is entirely farmland.[5][6]
The Drôme river forms the eastern border of the commune as it flows north to join the Aure just north of Maisons. Several streams, including the Ruisseau de la Bindoure, flow through the commune and join the Drome.[5][6]
La Bazoque appears as La Bazoque on the 1750 Cassini Map[7] and the same on the 1790 version.[8]
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| From | To | Name |
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| 1995 | 2020 | Gilbert Le Bourgeois |
| 2020 | 2026 | Francis Corbeaux |
In 2017 the commune had 183 inhabitants.
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- The Trou du Diable: an old slate quarry
- The Circuit of Shale
- The Essarts Mill
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- Inhabitants of Calvados (in French)
- La Bazoque on the Géoportail from National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- List of Mayors of France (in French)
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Bazoque, EHESS (in French).
