Beaumais
Beaumais | |
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 The chateau in Beaumais | |
Location of Beaumais | |
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| Coordinates: 48°53′45″N 0°04′26″W / 48.8958°N 0.0739°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Falaise |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Falaise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Françoise Lorion[1] |
Area 1 | 10.73 km2 (4.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 167 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14053 /14620 |
| Elevation | 47–83 m (154–272 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Beaumais (French pronunciation: [bomɛ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Its Church of the Nativity dates from the 11th century, and chateau dates from the 16th century.
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Cantepie, La Rue, La Noé, Japigny and Beaumais.[3]
Four rivers the Dives (river), La Filaine, Le Trainefeuille and La Gronde rivers flow through the commune, plus a stream the Monceaux.[4][5][6][7][8]
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 218 | — |
| 1968 | 217 | −0.5% |
| 1975 | 205 | −5.5% |
| 1982 | 169 | −17.6% |
| 1990 | 157 | −7.1% |
| 1999 | 164 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 182 | +11.0% |
Points of Interest
National Heritage sites
The commune has two buildings listed as a Monument historique.[9]
- Château à Beaumais - a sixteenth centaury chateau, listed as a Monument historique in 1933.[10]
- église de la Nativité Notre Dame - A church built in 1107 by Richard de Belmeis in 1107 after the original church burnt down.[11] The church was listed as a Monument Historique in 1930.[11]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Beaumais · 14620, France". Beaumais · 14620, France.
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Dives (I1--0200)".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Filaine (I1160600)".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Gronde (I1168000)".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Trainefeuille (I1180600)".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau des Monceaux (I1172000)".
- ^ "Les Monuments Historiques en Calvados - 14 - Monumentum". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Château à Beaumais - PA00111071". Monumentum.
- ^ a b "Eglise à Beaumais - PA00111072". Monumentum.
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