Barbeville


Barbeville is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Barbevillais or Barbevillaises.

Geography

Barbeville is located in the Drône valley some 4 km west of Bayeux. Access to the commune is by the D96 road from Bayeux which passes through the heart of the commune and the village and continues west to Rubercy. The D5 from Bayeux to Le Molay-Littry forms the southern border of the commune. The D169 from Vaucelles in the north passes south down the eastern side of the commune and continues to Ranchy. The Route nationale N13 passes through the eastern arm of the commune with the nearest exit being Exit just north of the commune. The commune is entirely farmland.
The Drôme river forms the entire eastern border of the commune as it flows north to join the Aure south-west of Commes. The Ruisseau de Cottun flows from the west of the commune to join the Drome on the eastern border. The Ruisseau de Saint-Symphorien flows along the northern border towards the east, forming parts of the border and joining the Drome at the north-eastern tip of the commune.

History

Barbeville appears as Barbeville on the 1750 Cassini Map but unusually does not appear on the 1790 version.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors
FromToNamePartyPosition
19681989Philippe HenryHorse Breeder
19892001Hervé Legrand
20012008Henri KliszowskiRetired Surgeon
20082020Denis ÉnéeRetired Banker

Demography

In 2010 the commune had 180 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger communes that have a sample survey every year.

Sites and monuments

The commune has two structures which are registered as historical monuments:
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