Vienne-en-Bessin

Vienne-en-Bessin
Coat of arms
Vienne-en-Bessin
Location within Lower Normandy region Vienne-en-Bessin
Coordinates:
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.

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%

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

References

• INSEE