Editing Bayeux (section)

{{short description|Subprefecture and commune in Normandy, France}}
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{{Infobox French commune
|name               = Bayeux
|commune status     = [[Subprefectures in France|Subprefecture]] and [[Communes of France|commune]]
|image coat of arms = Blason Bayeux.svg
|image              = Bayeux centre.jpg
|caption            = The historic centre, the [[Bayeux Cathedral]], the [[Aure (river)|Aure]] and tourist office
|arrondissement     = Bayeux
|canton             = Bayeux
|INSEE              = 14047
|postal code        = 14400
|mayor              = Patrick Gomont<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}</ref>
|term               = 2020–2026
|intercommunality   = [[Communauté de communes de Bayeux Intercom|CC Bayeux Intercom]]
|coordinates        = {{coord|49.2794|-0.7028|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m        =
|elevation min m    = 32
|elevation max m    = 67
|area km2           = 7.11
|population         = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date    = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes   = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}

'''Bayeux''' ({{IPAc-en|UK|b|aɪ|ˈ|j|ɜː|,_|b|eɪ|-}}, {{IPAc-en|US|ˈ|b|eɪ|j|uː|,_|ˈ|b|aɪ|-}} {{respell|B(A)Y|yoo}}; {{IPA|fr|bajø|lang|LL-Q150 (fra)-fleur (Beat Ruest)-Bayeux.wav}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Calvados (department)|Calvados]] [[Departments of France|department]] in [[Normandy (administrative region)|Normandy]] in northwestern [[France]].

Bayeux is the home of the [[Bayeux Tapestry]], which depicts the events leading up to the [[Norman Conquest]] of England in 1066. It is also known as the first major town secured by the Allies during [[Operation Overlord]] after [[D-Day]]. [[Charles de Gaulle]] made [[Bayeux speeches (disambiguation)|two famous speeches]] in this town.