Basly
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Basly ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.<ref>INSEE commune file</ref>
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Basliens or Basliennes.<ref>Inhabitants of Calvados Template:In lang</ref>
GeographyEdit
Basly is located some 6 km south-east of Courseulles-sur-Mer and 10 km north-west of Caen. Access to the commune is by the D79 road from Bény-sur-Mer in the north-east which passes through the village and continues south-east to Colomby-sur-Thaon. The D83 comes from Douvres-la-Délivrande in the north-east through the village then south-west to Thaon. The D404 passes through the north-east corner of the commune and the D141 from Fontaine-Henry to Colomby-sur-Thaon passes through the south-west corner. The commune is entirely farmland.<ref name=Google/><ref name=Geo/>
The Mue river forms the border of the south-western corner of the commune as it twists around then flows north-west to join the Seulles at Reviers.<ref name=Google/><ref name=Geo/>
HistoryEdit
At a place called Campagne in the commune (near the Moto-Club) many archaeological remains have been found. This is on a spur blocked by the valley of the Mue. The most famous remains are those of a habitat from the first Iron Age (the Hallstatt culture) with an associated rectangular necropolis. There is archaeological evidence of a Neolithic stockade in medieval times.
Basly appears as Basly on the 1750 Cassini Map<ref name=Cassini1750/> and the same on the 1790 version.<ref name=Cassini1790/>
AdministrationEdit
{{ safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst||date=__DATE__ |$B=Template:AmboxTemplate:Main other }} List of Successive Mayors<ref>List of Mayors of France Template:In lang</ref>
| From | To | Name | Party | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 1844 | Louis | ||
| 1860 | 1879 | Paisant | ||
| 1879 | 1891 | Viel | ||
| 1894 | 1896 | Maillard | ||
| 1894 | 1896 | Viel | ||
| 1896 | 1903 | Legras | ||
| 1903 | 1904 | Marie | ||
| 1942 | 1953 | Leboucher | ||
| 1953 | 1959 | Marie | ||
| 1959 | 1965 | Leboucher | ||
| 1965 | 1971 | Marie | ||
| 1971 | 1979 | Vauvert | ||
| 1979 | 1983 | Coutard | ||
| 1983 | 1989 | Lemarchand | ||
| 1989 | 2008 | François Oudin | ||
| 2008 | 2026<ref name="of-municipales2014">Reelection 2014: Basly (14610) 2014, Ouest-France, consulted on 8 June 2014 Template:In lang</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || Yves Gauquelain || || Retired |
The Municipal Council is composed of 15 members including the Mayor and 4 deputies.<ref>art L. 2121-2 of the General Code of Collective Territories Template:In lang.</ref>
DemographyEdit
In 2017 the commune had 1,105 inhabitants.
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Culture and heritageEdit
Religious heritageEdit
The Church of Saint Georges Bell Tower (12th century)Template:Mérimée Icon is registered as an historical monument.<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Template:Mérimée Template:In lang</ref>
Festivals and eventsEdit
SportsEdit
- The Football Club of Basly has two soccer teams in district divisions.<ref>Official website of the Basse-Normandie League – FC Basly, consulted on 27 March 2014 Template:In lang</ref>
- The 'Moto Club was created in 1977 and has a motocross circuit and a driving school.<ref>Moto-club of Basly website Template:Webarchive, consulted on 27 August 2010 Template:In lang</ref>
Notable people linked to the communeEdit
- Déodat de Basly (1862 at Basly - 1937), religious and Franciscan theologian.