La Bazoque () 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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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Bazocains'' or ''Bazocaines''.

Geography

La Bazoque is located some 13 km east by north-east of

Saint-Lô Saint-Lô (, ; br, Sant Lo) is a commune in northwest France, the capital of the Manche department in the region of Normandy.

and 20 km south-west of Bayeux. The southern tip of the commune is the departmental border with

Manche Manche (, ) is a coastal French département in Normandy, on the English Channel, which is known as ''La Manche'', literally "the sleeve", in French. It had a population of 495,045 in 2019.Litteau in the west which passes through the commune and the village and continues west to join the D28 south of

Balleroy Balleroy () is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Balleroy-sur-Drôme. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Biardais'' or ...

. The D122B from Litteau passes through the south of the commune and goes east then south towards Montrabot. The D122 road forms the whole western border of the commune. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of La Nellerie, Le Mesnil, La Londe, and Promenant. The commune is entirely farmland. The Drôme river forms the eastern border of the commune as it flows north to join the Aure just north of Maisons. Several streams, including the ''Ruisseau de la Bindoure'', flow through the commune and join the Drome.

Toponymy

La Bazoque appears as ''La Bazoque'' on the 1750 Cassini Map and the same on the 1790 version.

Administration

List of Successive MayorsList of Mayors of France

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 183 inhabitants. FranceNormandieLaBazoqueChateauCarriere

Sites and monuments

*The Trou du Diable: an old slate quarry *The Circuit of Shale *The Essarts Mill

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