Basseneville
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File:Fr-Basseneville.oggBasseneville is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.<ref>INSEE commune file</ref>
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Bassenevillais or Bassenevillaises.<ref>Inhabitants of Calvados Template:In lang</ref>
Geography
Basseneville is located in the Pays d'Auge some 12 km east of Caen and 8 km south-east of Cabourg. Access to the commune is by the D675 road from Goustranville in the east which passes through the south of the commune continuing south-west to Saint-Samson. The D224A also comes from Saint-Samson and passes through the commune continuing north-east to join the D224 just north-east of the commune. The A13 autoroute passes through the commune from east to west but has no exit - the nearest exit is Exit Template:Motorway exit Dozulé to the east of the commune which has no direct access the commune and Exit Template:Motorway exit to the south-west which connects to the D675. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of L'Église, Les Marettes, Saint-Richer, and La Chollerie. The commune is entirely farmland.<ref name=Google/><ref name=Geo/>
The Dives river forms the north-western border of the commune as it flows north-east to join the sea at Cabourg. The Grand Canal forms the south-eastern border of the commune.<ref name=Google/><ref name=Geo/>
History
Basseneville appears as Bafneville on the 1750 Cassini Map<ref name=Cassini1750/> and as Bosneville on the 1790 version.<ref name=Cassini1790/>
A railway station on the Caen to Dozulé-Putot line existed in the commune from 1881 to 1938. The line that passed through the commune was finally closed in 1943.
Administration
{{ safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst||date=__DATE__ |$B=Template:AmboxTemplate:Main other }} List of Successive Mayors<ref>List of Mayors of France Template:In lang</ref>
| From | To | Name | Party | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 2008 | André Vardon | ||
| 2008 | 2014 | Jean-François Wantz | Retired | |
| 2014 | 2026<ref>Patrice Germain, new mayor, succeeds Jean-François Wantz, Ouest-France, consulted on 1 February 2015 Template:In lang</ref><ref name="mayor" /> | Patrice Germain | Retired |
Demography
In 2017 the commune had 257 inhabitants.
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Culture and heritage
Religious heritage
The Chapel of Saint Richer contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Chalice with Paten (18th century)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:Camera Template:In lang</ref>
- A Trunk (17th century)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:Camera Template:In lang</ref>
- A Painting with frame: Crucifixion (17th century)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:Camera Template:In lang</ref>
The Parish Church of Notre-Dame also contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Tabernacle (17th century)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
- A Painting: The Holy Family (18th century)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:Camera Template:In lang</ref>
- A Painting with frame: Holy Family (18th century)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:Camera Template:In lang</ref>
- An Altar, Retable, and 2 doors (1719)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:Camera Template:In lang</ref>
- A Lectern (1721)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:Camera Template:In lang</ref>
Notable people linked to the commune
- Jean-Victor Durand-Duquesnay (1785 at Basseneville - 1862), Normandy botanist
- Pierre (François-Amand) Bazin (1796 at Basseneville - 1865)