Vassy, Calvados
Vassy | |
|---|---|
Part of Valdallière | |
 Saint Martin Notre-Dame et Saint André | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Vassy | |
  Vassy Location within France  Vassy Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°51′12″N 0°40′30″W / 48.8533°N 0.675°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Vire |
| Canton | Condé-en-Normandie |
| Commune | Valdallière |
Area 1 | 31.01 km2 (11.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 1,686 |
| • Density | 54.37/km2 (140.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 14410 |
| Elevation | 103–260 m (338–853 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Vassy (French pronunciation: [vasi] ⓘ) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Valdallière.[2]
It is said to be the origin of the surnames de Vesci and Vesely in England, introduced after the Norman Conquest in 1066.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1,521 | — |
| 1968 | 1,410 | −1.26% |
| 1975 | 1,450 | +0.40% |
| 1982 | 1,601 | +1.43% |
| 1990 | 1,611 | +0.08% |
| 1999 | 1,649 | +0.26% |
| 2006 | 1,718 | +0.59% |
| 2022 | 1,686 | −0.12% |
| Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE<ref name='pop2022/f'> | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2022" [Reference populations 2022] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2024.
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 13 October 2015 (in French)
- ↑ "Vesely Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". HouseOfNames. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Vassy, EHESS (in French).
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