Bonneville-sur-Touques

Bonneville-sur-Touques (French pronunciation: [bɔnvil syʁ tuk] , Bonneville on Touques) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France, located four kilometres from the urban agglomeration Deauville-Trouville. The commune is principally famous for its 11th century castle, which protected the nearby supply port of Touques. The population is 325 (2019).[3]

Bonneville-sur-Touques
The château in Bonneville-sur-Touques
The château in Bonneville-sur-Touques
Coat of arms of Bonneville-sur-Touques
Location of Bonneville-sur-Touques
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Bonneville-sur-Touques is located in France
Bonneville-sur-Touques
Bonneville-sur-Touques
Bonneville-sur-Touques is located in Normandy
Bonneville-sur-Touques
Bonneville-sur-Touques
Coordinates: 49°20′20″N 0°07′14″E / 49.3389°N 0.1206°E / 49.3389; 0.1206
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementLisieux
CantonPont-l'Évêque
IntercommunalityTerre d'Auge
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Florence Cothier[1]
Area
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6.63 km2 (2.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
321
 • Density48/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14086 /14800
Elevation3–132 m (9.8–433.1 ft)
(avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Etymology

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The name Bonneville is attested as far back as 1014, when it appeared in the form Bonnavilla.[4] Old French bonne, or good, already had its current meaning at that time, and ville, or town, which in placenames often has its original meaning of rural area (from the Latin villa rustica), might here have the later sense of "village".[4]

Government

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The municipal council has 11 members, including the mayor and two deputies.

List of Mayors

In office Name Party Profession
1989-March 2001 Marthe Belliot - -
March 2001-March 2014 Michel Lebey Independent farmer, breeder
March 2014-[5] Florence Cothier Independent Retired sales manager

Demographics

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Bonneville-sur-Touques's peak population was 476 in 1876.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793443—    
1800403−1.34%
1806454+2.01%
1821410−0.68%
1831433+0.55%
1836443+0.46%
1841407−1.68%
1846448+1.94%
1851464+0.70%
1856450−0.61%
1861456+0.27%
1866450−0.26%
1872466+0.58%
1876476+0.53%
1881460−0.68%
1886389−3.30%
1891401+0.61%
1896387−0.71%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901366−1.11%
1906349−0.95%
1911347−0.11%
1921370+0.64%
1926349−1.16%
1931342−0.40%
1936319−1.38%
1946306−0.42%
1954312+0.24%
1962269−1.84%
1968284+0.91%
1975335+2.39%
1982342+0.30%
1990354+0.43%
1999318−1.18%
2007379+2.22%
2012392+0.68%
2017347−2.41%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE[7]

Significant sites

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  • Château de Bonneville-sur-Touques, nicknamed "William the Conqueror's ruins" (11th century), classified as a historic monument since 16 November 1964[8]
  • Église Saint-Germain-et-Saint-Loup (18th century)
  • Manoir de la Croix de fer (Iron Cross Manor), bought in 2006 by Tatiana Beck, for 1 million euros.[9]

Notable residents

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  4. ^ a b Nègre, Ernest (1998). "Toponymie générale de la France". Formations dialectales (suite) et françaises. Vol. 3. Genève. p. 1423. ISBN 9782600028844.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ Florence Cothier est le nouveau maire de la commune, Ouest-France, accessed 10 April 2014. (French)
  6. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bonneville-sur-Touques, EHESS (in French).
  7. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  8. ^ Base Mérimée: "Restes du château de Guillaume le Conquérant", Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  9. ^ Jean-Pierre Beuve, Ouest-France, 19 février 2009.

Further reading

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  • Abbé Noël, Bonneville-sur-Touques, son château, son église, Impr. Domin, 1898
  • André Gilbert, Le Château de Bonneville-sur-Touques, Delesques, Caen, 1894.
  • Jean Bureau, Jean Chennebenoist et Gérard Léo, Touques, ses monuments, son passé. Le château de Bonneville, Trouville, 1968
  • Georges Bernage, « Touques et Bonneville », Patrimoine normand, volume 16, sept.-oct. 1997
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