Annebault () is a
commune in the
Calvados department in the
Normandy
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region
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in northwestern
France
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. Its population is 466 people (2018).
Geography
Annebault is located in the
pays d'Auge
The Pays d'Auge (, literally ''Land of Auge'') is an area in Normandy, straddling the ''départements'' of Calvados and Orne (plus a small part of the territory of Eure). The chief town is Lisieux.
Geography
Generally it consists of the basin o ...
, 17 kilometers from
Lisieux
Lisieux () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is the capital of the Pays d'Auge area, which is characterised by valleys and hedged farmland.
Name
The name of the town derives from the ...
.
Toponymy
The village Annebault was first mentioned as ''Olnebac'' in the beginning of the 12th century, and as ''Ounebaus'' in 1195.
Several different theories have been proposed to explain the origins of this name. French linguist René Lepelley has proposed that the name comes from the Old Norrois "almr balkr", or "splitting of the elm". On the other hand, Ernest Nègre, toponymist and specialist in Occitan, has offered that it is derived from the Germanic personal name ''Allinus'' followed by the Old Norse ''bekkr''. Yet another theory, courtesy of
Albert Dauzat
Albert Dauzat (; 4 July 1877 – 31 October 1955) was a French linguist specializing in toponymy and onomastics.
Dauzat, a student of Jules Gilliéron
Jules Gilliéron (21 December 1854 – 26 April 1926) was a Swiss-French linguist and dialecto ...
and
, holds that Annebault derives from the Germanic personal name ''Hanno'' followed by Germanic ''bald'', or ''bold''.
[''Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de lieux en France'', Librairie Guénégaud 1979. p. 20] Ultimately, despite this plethora of suggestions, the origins of "Annebault" remain obscure.
History
The vestiges of a feudal moat, possibly dating to the tenth century, can be found to the south of the town, in the nearby forest.
Population
Personalities
Claude d'Annebault
Claude d'Annebault (1495 – 2 November 1552) was a French military officer; Marshal of France (1538–52); Admiral of France (1543–1552); and Governor of Piedmont in 1541. He led the French invasion of the Isle of Wight in 1545. Annebault was ...
(circa 1495-1552) was a French military man who became an admiral and was named
Admiral of France in 1544.
See also
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Communes of the Calvados department
The following is a list of the 528 communes of the Calvados department of France
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References
Communes of Calvados (department)
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