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{{Infobox French commune
|name                   = Basly
|commune status         = [[Communes of France|Commune]]
|image                  = Ancien lavoir à Basly.JPG
|caption                = The old [[Lavoir]] at Basly
|arrondissement         = Caen
|canton                 = Courseulles-sur-Mer
|INSEE                  = 14044
|postal code            = 14610
|mayor                  = Yves Gauquelain
|term                   = 2020&ndash;2026
|intercommunality       = [[Communauté de communes Cœur de Nacre|CC Cœur de Nacre]]
|coordinates            = {{coord|49.28|-0.4219|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m            = 70
|elevation min m        = 18
|elevation max m        = 62
|area km2               = 3.92
|population             = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date        = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes   = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}

'''Basly''' ({{IPA|fr|bali|-|Fr-Basly.ogg}}) 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]] of north-western [[France]].<ref>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/14044-basly INSEE commune file]</ref>

The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Basliens'' or ''Basliennes''.<ref>[http://www.habitants.fr/calvados-14 Inhabitants of Calvados] {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

==Geography==
Basly is located some 6&nbsp;km south-east of [[Courseulles-sur-Mer]] and 10&nbsp;km north-west of [[Caen]]. Access to the commune is by the D79 road from [[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]] in the north-east through the village then south-west to [[Thaon]]. 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.<ref name=Google/><ref name=Geo/>

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]].<ref name=Google/><ref name=Geo/>

{{Geographic location
| title = '''Neighbouring communes and villages'''<ref name=Google/>
|width=auto
|Centre    = Basly 
|North     = [[Bény-sur-Mer]]
|Northeast = [[Douvres-la-Délivrande]]
|East      = [[Plumetot]]
|Southeast = [[Anguerny]]
|South     = 
|Southwest = [[Thaon]]
|West      = [[Fontaine-Henry]]
|Northwest = 
}}

==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 [[Iron Age]] (the [[Hallstatt culture]]) with an associated rectangular [[necropolis]]. There is archaeological evidence of a Neolithic stockade in medieval times.

Basly appears as ''Basly'' on the 1750 [[French cartography#Cassini maps|Cassini Map]]<ref name=Cassini1750/> and the same on the 1790 version.<ref name=Cassini1790/>

==Administration==
[[File:Mairie de Basly et son portail.JPG|thumb|Basly Town Hall]]
{{incomplete list|date=April 2021}}
'''List of Successive [[Mayor (France)|Mayors]]'''<ref>[http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=18601 List of Mayors of France] {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! From !! To !! Name !! Party !! Position
|-
| 1800 || 1844 || Louis ||   || 
|-
| 1860 || 1879 || Paisant ||   || 
|-
| 1879 || 1891 || Viel ||   || 
|-
| 1894 || 1896 || Maillard ||   || 
|-
| 1894 || 1896 || Viel ||   || 
|-
| 1896 || 1903 || Legras ||   || 
|-
| 1903 || 1904 || Marie ||   || 
|-
| 1942 || 1953 || Leboucher ||   || 
|-
| 1953 || 1959 || Marie ||   || 
|-
| 1959 || 1965 || Leboucher ||   || 
|-
| 1965 || 1971 || Marie ||   || 
|-
| 1971 || 1979 || Vauvert ||   || 
|-
| 1979 || 1983 || Coutard ||   || 
|-
| 1983 || 1989 || Lemarchand ||   || 
|-
| 1989 || 2008 || François Oudin ||   || 
|-
| 2008 || 2026<ref name="of-municipales2014">Reelection 2014: [http://elections.ouest-france.fr/elections-municipales-2014/calvados/14610-basly.html Basly (14610) 2014], [[Ouest-France]], consulted on 8 June 2014 {{in lang|fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}</ref> || Yves Gauquelain ||   || Retired
|}

The Municipal Council is composed of 15 members including the Mayor and 4 deputies.<ref>[http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCodeArticle.do?cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006070633&idArticle=LEGIARTI000027433884&dateTexte=20140722 art L. 2121-2 of the General Code of Collective Territories] {{in lang|fr}}.</ref>

==Demography==
In 2017 the commune had 1,105 inhabitants.

{{Historical populations
| align = none
| cols = 2
| percentages = pagr
| source = EHESS<ref name=ehess>{{Cassini-Ehess|2803|Basly}}</ref> and INSEE<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-14044#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE</ref>
| graph-pos = bottom
|1793 |511
|1800 |500
|1806 |546
|1821 |518
|1831 |444
|1836 |466
|1841 |439
|1846 |427
|1851 |440
|1856 |446
|1861 |448
|1866 |385
|1872 |370
|1876 |389
|1881 |377
|1886 |343
|1891 |326
|1896 |285
|1901 |263
|1906 |269
|1911 |252
|1921 |217
|1926 |202
|1931 |211
|1936 |213
|1946 |241
|1954 |258
|1962 |237
|1968 |272
|1975 |383
|1982 |672
|1990 |633
|1999 |657
|2007 |910
|2012 |1137
|2017 |1105
}}

==Culture and heritage==

===Religious heritage===
[[File:Le clocher porche de l'église de Basly.JPG|thumb|The Church bell tower]]
The '''Church of Saint Georges Bell Tower''' (12th century){{Mérimée Icon}} is registered as an historical monument.<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|PA00111039|PA00111039 Church of Saint Georges Bell Tower}} {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

==Festivals and events==
[[File:Le jardin de la mairie.JPG |thumb|The Town Hall garden]]

===Sports===
*The '''Football Club of Basly''' has two soccer teams in district divisions.<ref>[http://bassenormandie.fff.fr/competitions/php/club/club_classement.php?cl_no=113094 Official website of the Basse-Normandie League – FC Basly], consulted on 27 March 2014 {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*The '''Moto Club'' was created in 1977 and has a motocross circuit and a driving school.<ref>[http://www.motoclubdebasly.com/ Moto-club of Basly website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202202342/http://motoclubdebasly.com/ |date=2011-02-02 }}, consulted on 27 August 2010 {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

==Notable people linked to the commune==
* '''Déodat de Basly''' (1862 at Basly - 1937), religious and [[Franciscan]] theologian.

==See also==
*[[Communes of the Calvados department]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2|refs=
<ref name=Google>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Basly,+France/@49.2794,-0.423,14z Basly on Google Maps]</ref>
<ref name=Geo>[http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=-0.423,49.2794&z=7.92265E-5&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&l=ADMINISTRATIVEUNITS.BOUNDARIES$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes Basly on the Géoportail] from [[Institut géographique national|National Geographic Institute]] (IGN) website {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
<ref name=Cassini1750>[http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=49.2794&lon=-0.423&zoom=13 ''Basly'' on the 1750 Cassini Map]</ref>
<ref name=Cassini1790>[http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/clipmosaiccassini400.html?lat=49.2794&lon=-0.423&zoom=12 ''Basly'' on the 1790 Cassini Map]</ref>
}}

==External links==
* [http://www.coeurdenacre.fr/commune/basly Basly on the Community of communes website] {{in lang|fr}}

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[[Category:Communes of Calvados (department)]]