Basly () is a commune in the Calvados

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in the

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 ...

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of north-western

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Basliens'' or ''Basliennes''.

Geography

Basly is located some 6 km south-east of Courseulles-sur-Mer and 10 km north-west of

Caen Caen (, ; nrf, Kaem) is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants (), while its functional urban area has 470,000,Bény-sur-Mer in the north-east which passes through the village and continues south-east to Colomby-sur-Thaon. The D83 comes from

Douvres-la-Délivrande Douvres-la-Délivrande () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. The name was simply Douvres until 1961, when it was expanded to refer to the basilica Notre-Dame de la Délivrande ("Our Lady of Del ...

in the north-east through the village then south-west to

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. The D404 passes through the north-east corner of the commune and the D141 from Fontaine-Henry to Colomby-sur-Thaon passes through the south-west corner. The commune is entirely farmland. The ''Mue'' river forms the border of the south-western corner of the commune as it twists around then flows north-west to join the ''Seulles'' at

Reviers Reviers () is a Communes of France, commune in the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department in the Normandy (administrative region), Normandy Regions of France, region, in northwestern France. It lies 4 km south of C ...

History

At a place called ''Campagne'' in the commune (near the Moto-Club) many archaeological remains have been found. This is on a spur blocked by the valley of the ''Mue''. The most famous remains are those of a habitat from the first

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(the

Hallstatt culture The Hallstatt culture was the predominant Western Europe, Western and Central European Archaeological culture, culture of Late Bronze Age Europe, Bronze Age (Hallstatt A, Hallstatt B) from the 12th to 8th centuries BC and Early Iron Age Europe ...

) with an associated rectangular

necropolis A necropolis (plural necropolises, necropoles, necropoleis, necropoli) is a large, designed cemetery with elaborate tomb monuments. The name stems from the Ancient Greek ''nekropolis'', literally meaning "city of the dead". The term usually im ...

. There is archaeological evidence of a Neolithic stockade in medieval times. Basly appears as ''Basly'' on the 1750

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and the same on the 1790 version.

Administration

List of Successive

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The Municipal Council is composed of 15 members including the Mayor and 4 deputies.

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 1,105 inhabitants.

Culture and heritage

Religious heritage

The Church of Saint Georges Bell Tower (12th century) is registered as an historical monument.

Festivals and events

Sports

*The Football Club of Basly has two soccer teams in district divisions. *The Moto Club'' was created in 1977 and has a motocross circuit and a driving school.Moto-club of Basly website
, consulted on 27 August 2010

Notable people linked to the commune

* Déodat de Basly (1862 at Basly - 1937), religious and

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theologian.