La Bazoque (French pronunciation: [la bazɔk] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.[3]
La Bazoque | |
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 The Church of Saint Martin | |
 Location of La Bazoque | |
  La Bazoque  La Bazoque | |
| Coordinates: 49°09′35″N 0°51′59″W / 49.1597°N 0.8664°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux |
| Canton | Trévières |
| Intercommunality | CC Isigny-Omaha Intercom |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Francis Corbeaux[1] |
Area 1 | 10.14 km2 (3.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 193 |
| • Density | 19.0/km2 (49.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14050 /14490 |
| Elevation | 57–142 m (187–466 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Bazocains or Bazocaines.[4]
Geography
editLa Bazoque is located some 13 km east by north-east of Saint-Lô and 20 km south-west of Bayeux. The southern tip of the commune is the departmental border with Manche. Access to the commune is by the D229 from Litteau in the west which passes through the commune and the village and continues west to join the D28 south of Balleroy. 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.[5][6]
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.[5][6]
Toponymy
editLa Bazoque appears as La Bazoque on the 1750 Cassini Map[7] and the same on the 1790 version.[8]
Administration
edit| From | To | Name |
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| 1995 | 2020 | Gilbert Le Bourgeois |
| 2020 | 2026 | Francis Corbeaux |
Demography
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Sites and monuments
edit- The Trou du Diable: an old slate quarry
- The Circuit of Shale
- The Essarts Mill
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ INSEE commune file
- ↑ Inhabitants of Calvados (in French)
- 1 2 3 La Bazoque on Google Maps
- 1 2 La Bazoque on the Géoportail from National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- ↑ La Bazoque on the 1750 Cassini Map
- ↑ La Bazoque on the 1790 Cassini Map
- ↑ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Bazoque, EHESS (in French).
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
