left|40pxBasseneville is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Bassenevillais or Bassenevillaises.
Geography
Basseneville is located in the Pays d'Auge some 12 km east of Caen and 8 km south-east of Cabourg. Access to the commune is by the D675 road from Goustranville in the east which passes through the south of the commune continuing south-west to Saint-Samson. The D224A also comes from Saint-Samson and passes through the commune continuing north-east to join the D224 just north-east of the commune. The A13 autoroute passes through the commune from east to west but has no exit - the nearest exit is Exit Dozulé to the east of the commune which has no direct access the commune and Exit to the south-west which connects to the D675. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of L'Église, Les Marettes, Saint-Richer, and La Chollerie. The commune is entirely farmland.
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! From !! To !! Name !! Party !! Position
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| 1983 || 2008 || André Vardon || ||
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| 2008 || 2014 || Jean-François Wantz || || Retired
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| 2014 || 2026 and INSEE
|1793 |334
|1821 |327
|1846 |409
|1872 |323
|1901 |252
|1926 |205
|1946 |188
|1962 |189
|1968 |195
|1975 |197
|1982 |223
|1990 |234
|1999 |263
|2007 |262
|2012 |258
|2017 |257
|2023 |253
Culture and heritage
Religious heritage
The Chapel of Saint Richer contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Chalice with Paten (18th century)
- A Trunk (17th century)
- A Painting with frame: Crucifixion (17th century)
The Parish Church of Notre-Dame also contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Tabernacle (17th century)
- A Painting: The Holy Family (18th century)
- A Painting with frame: Holy Family (18th century)
- An Altar, Retable, and 2 doors (1719)
- A Lectern (1721)
Notable people linked to the commune
- Jean-Victor Durand-Duquesnay (1785 at Basseneville - 1862), Normandy botanist
- Pierre (François-Amand) Bazin (1796 at Basseneville - 1865)
See also
- Communes of the Calvados department