Banville () is a commune in the Calvados

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in the

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of north-western

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Banvillais'' or ''Banvillaises''.

Geography

Banville is located in the

Bessin Bessin () is an area in Normandy, 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 t ...

area some 3 km south-west of Courseulles-sur-Mer and 5 km east of

Crépon Crépon () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas region ...

. Access to the commune is by the D12 road from

Graye-sur-Mer Graye-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region, in northwestern France. It lies 1 km west of Courseulles-sur-Mer, and 18 km east of Bayeux. The commune probably acquired its name from an old landed estat ...

in the north which passes through the village and continues south-west to

Tierceville Tierceville () is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Ponts sur Seulles.Sainte-Croix-sur-Mer Sainte-Croix-sur-Mer (, literally ''Sainte-Croix on Sea'') is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Weste ...

. The commune is mostly farmland but with a significant sized residential area.Google Maps
/ref> The ''Seulles'' river forms the entire eastern border of the commune as it flows north to the

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at Courseulles-sur-Mer.

Neighbouring communes and villages

History

During the

invasion of Normandy Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. The operation was launched on 6 June 1944 (D-Day) with the Norm ...

Banville was located within 3 kilometres of

Juno Beach Juno or Juno Beach was one of five beaches of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944 during the Second World War. The beach spanned from Courseulles, a village just east of the British beach Gold ...

(Mike sector), the landing zone for Canadian troops. The village was liberated on the 6 June 1944 by the Royal Winnipeg Rifles.

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive

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Demography

In 2017 the commune had 792 inhabitants.

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has many buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: *The Reviers Bridge (17th century) *The Hervot Farmhouse at 12 rue du Bout du Haut (1913) *A Farmhouse at 25 Rue du Camp Romain (18th century) *A Notable's House at 8 Rue du Marché (18th century) *A Lavoir (Public laundry) at Route de Reviers (19th century) *A Chateau (1545) *A Girls' Primary School (19th century) *The old Town Hall (19th century) *The Village (Neolithic) *Houses (18th-19th century) ;Other sites of interest *The

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of La Burette.

Religious heritage

The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: *A Presbytery at 10 Rue du Bout du Haut (18th century) *A Calvary at Route de Courseulles-Sur-Mer (1912) *The Parish Church of Saint-Lo (18th century) The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects: *A Stole (19th century) *A Ciborium (18th century) *A

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(19th century) *A Way of the Cross (19th century) *A Chalice with

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(19th century) *3 Processional Banners (19th century) *A Painting: Nativity (17th century) *A Statue: Virgin and child (17th century) *A Statue: Saint Nicolas de Bari (18th century) *A Cross: Christ on the Cross (18th century) *2 banks of Stalls (19th century) *A Paschal Candlestick (19th century) *A

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(19th century) *A

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(16th century) *A set of 7

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windows: Seven Sacrements (1959) *A set of 6

windows (1959) *The Furniture in the ChurchMinistry of Culture, Palissy

Notable people linked to the commune

Bénédict Masson 1862 Théodore de Banville

Théodore Faullain de Banville Théodore is the French version of the masculine given name Theodore. Given name *Théodore Caruelle d'Aligny (1798–1871), French landscape painter and engraver * Théodore Anne (1892–1917), French playwright, librettist, and novelist * Théod ...

(1823-1891), French poet, the Faullain family of Banville were well established since the 1750s at Moulins (

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), but were originally from the commune.