Vienne-en-Bessin

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Vienne-en-Bessin
Vienne-en Bessin, clocher-porche de l'église St Pierre et St Gorgon.JPG
Coat of arms of Vienne-en-Bessin
Coat of arms
Vienne-en-Bessin is located in France
Vienne-en-Bessin
Vienne-en-Bessin
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Location within Lower Normandy region
Vienne-en-Bessin is located in Lower Normandy
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Vienne-en-Bessin
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Country France
Region Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Bayeux
Canton Ryes
Intercommunality Bayeux Intercom
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Rémi Françoise
Area1 4.10 km2 (1.58 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 287
 • Density 70/km2 (180/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 14744 / 14400
Elevation 17–67 m (56–220 ft)
(avg. 34 m or 112 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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Vienne-en-Bessin is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.

During the latter stages of the Battle of Normandy it was the home of the Britiah Army 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division's battle school.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1962 161 —    
1968 137 −14.9%
1975 122 −10.9%
1982 152 +24.6%
1990 198 +30.3%
1999 200 +1.0%
2008 287 +43.5%

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