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Commune of Bayeux |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Basse-Normandie |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux |
| Canton | Bayeux |
| Intercommunality | Bayeux Intercom |
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| Land area¹ | 7. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Basse-Normandie ('Lower Normandy' is an administrative region of France. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division The French department of Calvados forms part of the region of Basse-Normandie in Normandy. The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The Arrondissement of Bayeux an arrondissement of France located in the Calvados département, in the Basse-Normandie The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The canton of Bayeux in the Arrondissement of Bayeux, Calvados département, in France covers 16 communes and has a population The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. 11 km² |
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14,961 |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 14047/ 14400 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0. As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE to identify various entities including communes Postal codes were introduced in France in 1972, when La Poste introduced automated sorting. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open | |
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Bayeux (pronounced /bajø/) is a commune in the Calvados département, in Normandy in northwestern France. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The French department of Calvados forms part of the region of Basse-Normandie in Normandy. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Normandy (Normandie Norman: Normaundie) is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
Bayeux is the home of the Bayeux Tapestry, one of the oldest surviving complete tapestries in the world. The Bayeux Tapestry (Tapisserie de Bayeux is a 50 cm by 70 m (20 in by 230 ft long embroidered cloth which explains the events leading up to the 1066 Norman invasion of [1]
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Administration
Bayeux is a sub-préfecture of Calvados. Subprefecture is an Administrative division of a country that is below Prefecture or Province. It is the seat of the arrondissement of Bayeux and of the canton of Bayeux.
Location
Bayeux is located just a few kilometres from the coast of the English Channel, and between the city of Caen to the east and the base of the Cotentin Peninsula to the west. Caen (kɑ̃ is a commune in northwestern France. It is the Prefecture of the Calvados department and the capital of the The Cotentin Peninsula, also known as the Cherbourg Peninsula, is a Peninsula in Normandy, forming part of the north-western coast of France The River Aure runs through the town of Bayeux. The Aure is a river in northwestern France in the region of Basse-Normandie.
History
The area around Bayeux is called the Bessin which was a province of France until the French Revolution. The Bessin is an area in Normandy, France, corresponding to the territory of the Bajocasse tribe of Celts who also gave their name to the city The Kingdom of France was organised into Provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the département The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an The name of the town and of its region come from the Celtic tribe of Bajocasses who inhabited the area. Celts (ˈkɛlts or /ˈsɛlts/, see Names of the Celts The people known to us by the Latinized name as Baiocasses (or Baïocasses) were a tribe in ancient Gaul. During the Second World War Bayeux was one of the first French towns to be liberated during the Battle of Normandy, and on 16 June 1944 General Charles de Gaulle made his first important speech on liberated French soil in Bayeux. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle ( ( 22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French General and statesman who led the Free French The buildings in Bayeux were virtually untouched during the Battle of Normandy as the German forces defending the town were pulled away to help defend Caen. Caen (kɑ̃ is a commune in northwestern France. It is the Prefecture of the Calvados department and the capital of the The town hosts the largest British war cemetery in Normandy. [2]
Natural features
The River Aure flows through Bayeux and affords scenic views from a number of locations. The Aure is a river in northwestern France in the region of Basse-Normandie. The Aure river has relatively high turbidity and its brownish water is moderate in velocity due to the slight gradient of the watercourse, although the narrow channel in locations like Bayeux centre engenders higher surface velocities; pH levels have been measured at 8. Turbidity is the cloudiness or haziness of a fluid caused by individual particles ( suspended solids) that are generally invisible to the Naked eye pH is the measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a Solution. 35 in the centre of Bayeux near the Bayeux Tapestry Museum[3] and electrical conductivity of the waters have tested at 37 micro-siemens per centimetre. The Bayeux Tapestry (Tapisserie de Bayeux is a 50 cm by 70 m (20 in by 230 ft long embroidered cloth which explains the events leading up to the 1066 Norman invasion of Electrical conductivity or specific conductivity is a measure of a material's ability to conduct an Electric current. Turbidity has been measured at 13 centimetres by the Secchi disc method. Turbidity is the cloudiness or haziness of a fluid caused by individual particles ( suspended solids) that are generally invisible to the Naked eye The Secchi disk, created in 1865 by Pietro Angelo Secchi, is a circular disk used to measure water transparency in Oceans and Lakes At this reference location of Bayeux centre, summer flows are typically in the range of 50 cubic feet per second.
Sights
Bayeux is a major tourist attraction, best known to British and French visitors for the Bayeux tapestry, made to commemorate the Norman conquest of England in 1066. The Bayeux Tapestry (Tapisserie de Bayeux is a 50 cm by 70 m (20 in by 230 ft long embroidered cloth which explains the events leading up to the 1066 Norman invasion of The tapestry is believed to have been woven in England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland [4] It is displayed in a museum in the town centre. The large Norman-Romanesque Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux,[5] consecrated in 1077, was the original home of the tapestry. For other buildings in Normandy see Architecture of Normandy. Regional characteristics of Romanesque architecture|Romanesque art Romanesque architecture is the term that is used to describe the architecture of Middle Ages Europe which Bayeux Cathedral ( Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux) is a Norman - Romanesque cathedral located in the town of Bayeux.
Miscellaneous
The inhabitants of Bayeux are called Bayeusains /bajøˑsɛ̃/ or Bajocasses /bajokas/.
The communauté de communes Bayeux Intercom has a population (2004) of 28,366.
Bishops
Bishops of Bayeux include:
Births
Bayeux was the birthplace of:
- Saint Marcouf
- Berengar of Rennes
- Alain Chartier (c. Odo of Bayeux (c 1036 &ndash February 1097 Palermo) Norman Bishop and English earl was the half-brother of William the Conqueror, and was for Saint Marcouf (also called Marculf, Marcoul or Marcou) Abbot of Nantus in the Cotentin, is a Saint born in the Saxon colony of Berengar II (died 896 was the Count of Bayeux and Rennes and Margrave of the Breton March from 886 until his death a decade later Alain Chartier (c 1392 - c 1430 was a French Poet and political Writer. 1392-c. 1430), poet and political writer
Notes
- ^ Bayeux Tapestry description
- ^ The Battle of Normandy:The Memory
- ^ Hogan, C. A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms Michael, Water quality of freshwater bodies in France, Lumina Technologies Press, Aberdeen, Scotland (2006)
- ^ World Book Encyclopedia, p. 177, World book Inc.
- ^ Cathedral of Bayeux: France Tourism Summaries
External links
- Minosh Photography
- City council website
- Tourist office website
- Satellite photo, via Google Maps
- Panoramic photos and Quicktime movies of the British War Cemetery here
- Bayeux Tapestry Generator
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