Vaux-sur-Aure
Vaux-sur-Aure | |
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 A general view of Vaux-sur-Aure | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Vaux-sur-Aure | |
  Vaux-sur-Aure Location within France  Vaux-sur-Aure Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 49°18′11″N 0°42′03″W / 49.3031°N 0.7008°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux |
| Canton | Bayeux |
| Intercommunality | CC Bayeux Intercom |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Benoît Demoulins[1] |
Area 1 | 7.60 km2 (2.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 286 |
| • Density | 37.6/km2 (97.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14732 /14400 |
| Elevation | 19–58 m (62–190 ft) (avg. 33 m or 108 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Vaux-sur-Aure (French pronunciation: [vo syʁ oʁ] ⓘ, literally Vaux on Aure) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
The Barons de Gratot (Argouges) resided at the Château de Gratot in Vaux-sur-Aure. According to the French Wikipedia a legend is that a Lord of Argouges met a Fairy woman who agreed to be his wife provided he never spoke the word "Mort" [death] which was considered profane language; however he spoke it and the Fairy vanished; this legend is associated with both Château de Gratot and the Château de Argouges at Argouges.[3]
Coat of arms of the Barons de Gratot (Argouges)
Château d'Argouges in Vaux-sur-Aure.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 250 | — |
| 1975 | 296 | +2.44% |
| 1982 | 318 | +1.03% |
| 1990 | 324 | +0.23% |
| 1999 | 344 | +0.67% |
| 2007 | 311 | −1.25% |
| 2012 | 332 | +1.32% |
| 2017 | 336 | +0.24% |
| 2023 | 286 | −2.65% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
International relations
Vaux-sur-Aure has international relations with the city of Nagasaki, Japan, since 2005. It was a sister city of Sotome, now a subdivision of Nagasaki, since 1978.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ (A variation of this legend is found in "Ripley's Believe It or Not" (volume) V .pp.64-65)
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ International Exchange Nagasaki
