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Biéville-Beuville () is a commune in the Calvados department in the
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in northwestern
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. The hyphenated name originates from the former communes of ''Biéville-sur-Orne'' and ''Beuville'', which were united in 1972.


Toponymy

The name ''Biéville'' is believed to come from the
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name ''Boio'' or ''Boia'' combined with the
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''ville'', meaning farm. Biéville was recorded as ''Boiavilla'' in 1082. Residents (of the combined town) are still known as ''Boevillais''. Similarly, ''Beuville'' is believed to come from the Old German name '' Bodo Bodo may refer to: Ethnicity * Boro people, also called ''Bodo'', an ethno-linguistic group mainly from Northwest Assam, India * Bodo-Kachari people, an umbrella group from Nepal, India and Bangladesh that includes the Boro people Culture an ...
''. It was recorded as ''Bodvilla'' in 1134. Norman settlers from the area in Normans">Norman settlers from the area in Scotland and England">Scotland.html" ;"title="Normans">Norman settlers from the area in Scotland">Normans">Norman settlers from the area in Scotland and England carried surnames such as ''de Bouvelles'', ''de Bovelles'', ''de Boyuille'' and ''de Boyuill'', and are believed to be the origin of the common surnames Boyle and Bowles (surname)">Bowles.


History

Until the middle of the 16th century, the seignory of Beuville remained in the hands of the de Beuville family. In 1770, it fell to the Lecocq family; Louis Lecocq was the last lord of Beuville before the French Revolution overthrew the nobility. The lordship of Bieville was a ''fiefferme'' (a
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owned by the crown but leased to a local lord). The lords of Biéville were less powerful than the lords of other seignories such as Beuville, as their lands were not centralized. The lords of Biéville operated several other significant estates, including Rubercy, la Vallée, Balleroy, and la Londe. During the
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, the British fought the Germans for more than a month nearby. The two parishes were united to form one commune in 1972.


Population

The population data before 1972 refer to the sum of the populations of the former communes Beuville and Biéville-sur-Orne.


See also

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Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 526 Communes of France, communes of the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities ...


References


External links


Official website
Communes of Calvados (department) Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia Populated coastal places in France {{Caen-geo-stub