Biéville-Beuville
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]
Biéville-Beuville | |
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 Chateau of Biéville | |
Location of Biéville-Beuville | |
  Biéville-Beuville  Biéville-Beuville | |
| Coordinates: 49°14′11″N 0°19′33″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Ouistreham |
| Intercommunality | Caen la Mer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Chauvois[1] |
| Area 1 | 11.15 km2 (4.31 sq mi) |
| Population | 3,646 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Boevillais |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14068 /14112 |
| Elevation | 1–58 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. | |
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.
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See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- Commune de Biéville-Beuville (14068), INSEE
- Dauzat, Albert; Rostaing, Charles (1963). Larousse (ed.). Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de lieux en France. Paris.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - 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) - Bourrienne, V. (1895). Malherbe: points obscure et nouveaux de sa vie normande (in French). A. Picard et fils. p. 140. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- 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.
- "La commune et son histoire" (in French). Commune de Biéville-Beuville. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- "La mémoire des pierres" (in French). Commune de Biéville-Beuville aux portes de Caen Calvados Normandie. 15 January 2016.
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Biéville-Beuville, EHESS (in French).
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Biéville-sur-Orne, EHESS (in French).
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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