Barbeville () is a

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in the

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department in the

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of north-western

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Geography

Barbeville is located in the Drône valley some 4 km west of Bayeux. Access to the commune is by the D96 road from Bayeux which passes through the heart of the commune and the village and continues west to Rubercy. The D5 from Bayeux to

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forms the southern border of the commune. The D169 from

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in the north passes south down the eastern side of the commune and continues to Ranchy. The

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N13 passes through the eastern arm of the commune with the nearest exit being Exit just north of the commune. The commune is entirely farmland. The ''Drôme'' river forms the entire eastern border of the commune as it flows north to join the Aure south-west of Commes. The ''Ruisseau de Cottun'' flows from the west of the commune to join the Drome on the eastern border. The ''Ruisseau de Saint-Symphorien'' flows along the northern border towards the east, forming parts of the border and joining the Drome at the north-eastern tip of the commune.

History

Barbeville appears as ''Barbeville'' on the 1750

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but unusually does not appear on the 1790 version.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Barbevillais'' or ''Barbevillaises'' in French.

Sites and monuments

The commune has two structures which are registered as historical monuments: *A Chateau (18th century) *The Church of Saint-Martin (13th century) The Church contains an Organ (19th century) that is registered as an historical object.Ministry of Culture, Palissy ;Other sites of interest *The Barbeville Stud was created at the end of the 19th century by Count Foy. It is a centre for the breeding of yearlings. The Barbeville prize was contested in a race for the first time at Longchamp in 1889 and it still exists. *The Chateau of Monts (19th century) *The Cambray Manor was built by

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at the end of the 18th century.

Notable people linked to the commune

*Henri Gérard (1818-1903), MP for Calvados from 1881 to 1902, was mayor of Barbeville.

References

{{authority control Communes of Calvados (department)