Bessin () is an area in
Normandy
Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...
, France, corresponding to the territory of the
Bajocasses, a
Gallic tribe from whom
Bayeux, its main town, takes its name.
History
The territory was annexed by the
count of Rouen in 924.
The Bessin corresponds to the former
diocese of Bayeux, which was incorporated into the
Calvados ''
département
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level (" territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety ...
'' following the
French Revolution
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.
Ecology
Part of the Bessin is now administered as a national park for its importance as marshland.
Geography of Calvados (department)
Former provinces of France
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