Beaufour-Druval
Beaufour-Druval (French pronunciation: [bofuʁ dʁyval] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.[3]
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 The Church of Notre-Dame-de-Druval | |
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Location of Beaufour-Druval | |
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| Coordinates: 49°12′52″N 0°01′36″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Lisieux |
| Canton | Mézidon Vallée d'Auge |
| Intercommunality | Normandie-Cabourg-Pays d'Auge |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Mercher[1] |
| Area 1 | 11.34 km2 (4.38 sq mi) |
| Population | 439 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14231 /14340 |
| Elevation | 30–151 m (98–495 ft) (avg. 130 m or 430 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 Beaufourquais-Druvalais or Beaufourquaises-Druvalaises.[4]
Geography
Beaufour-Druval is located some 25 km east by north-east of Caen and 12 km south-east of Cabourg. Access to the commune is by the D287 road from Angerville in the north-west, the D276 from Cresseveuille in the north which continues south-east to Auvillars, and the D146 from Beuvron-en-Auge in the south-west which continues to join the D45 in the north-east. The D85 from Saint-Léger-Dubosq in the west to Rumesnil in the south forms part of the south-western border of the commune. Apart from the village, there are the hamlets of Saint-Aubin-Lebizay and La Ruelle. The commune is entirely farmland.[5][6]
The Ruisseau de Druval forms the south-eastern border of the commune as it flows south-west to join the Doigt west of Rumesnil. Several unnamed tributaries rise in the commune and flow south-east to join the Ruisseau de Druval.[5][6]
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Toponymy
Beaufour was attested in its Romanesque form Belfou in 1040 and 1066 then badly Latinized to Bellafagus in 1195.[7]
The name has no relationship with "un four" as shown in the old forms but comes from the beech tree, which was formerly called fou in the west.
Druval comes from Drudo plus the Latin suffix vallem.[8]
Beaufour appears as Beaufou on the 1750 Cassini Map[9] and the same on the 1790 version.[10]
Druval appears as Druval on the 1750 Cassini Map[9] and the same on the 1790 version.[10]
History
The commune was created in 1972 from the merger of Beaufour, Druval, and Saint-Aubin-Lebizay.[11]
The commune is probably the birthplace of William de Beaufeu, Bishop of Thetford from 1086 to 1091. It is also the probable birthplace of Richard de Beaufou, bishop of Avranches from 1134 to 1142 who is probably related to William de Beaufou.
Administration
| From | To | Name |
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| 2001 | 2008 | Gérard Desvoye |
| 2008 | 2026 | Jean-Pierre Mercher |
Demography
In 2017 the commune had 444 inhabitants.
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Culture and heritage
Civil heritage
The commune has a number of buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:
- A Chateau (19th century)
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See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- INSEE commune file
- Inhabitants of Calvados (in French)
- Beaufour-Druval on Google Maps
- Beaufour-Druval on the Géoportail from National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Ernest Nègre, General Toponymy of France, Librairie Droz, 1990, Vol II, 676 pages, p. 1236, ISBN 978-2-6000-0133-5 (in French).
- Ernest Nègre, General Toponymy of France, Librairie Droz, 1990, Vol II, 676 pages, p. 920, ISBN 978-2-6000-0133-5 (in French).
- Beaufou and Druval on the 1750 Cassini Map
- Beaufou and Druval on the 1790 Cassini Map
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Beaufour-Druval, EHESS (in French).
- List of Mayors of France (in French)
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00027386 Chateau (in French)
- Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00111070 Church of Druval (in French)
