Editing Bayeux (section)

==Geography==
Bayeux is located {{convert|7|km|0|abbr=off}} from the coast of the English Channel and {{convert|30|km|0|abbr=on}} north-west of [[Caen]]. The city, with elevations varying from {{convert|32|to|67|m|0|abbr=off}} [[Above mean sea level|above sea level]] – with an average of {{convert|46|m|0|abbr=off}} – is bisected by the [[Aure (river)|River Aure]]. Bayeux is located at the crossroads of [[Route nationale 13|RN 13]] and the train route Paris-Caen-[[Cherbourg]]. The city is the capital of the [[Bessin]], which extends north-west of [[Calvados (department)|Calvados]]. [[Bayeux station]] has rail connections to Caen, Cherbourg, Granville and Paris.

The river [[Aure (river)|Aure]] flows through Bayeux, offering panoramic views from a number of locations. The Aure has a relatively high level of [[turbidity]] and the speed of its brownish water is moderate because of the slight slope of the watercourse, although where it is narrow in places like the centre of Bayeux, higher surface speeds are generated. In the centre of Bayeux near the Bayeux Tapestry Museum, [[pH]] levels were measured at 8.35 and the electrical conductivity of water was tested at 37 microsiemens per centimetre. Turbidity was measured at 13 centimetres by the [[Secchi disk]] method. At this point of reference, flows are generally of the order of {{convert|50|cuft/s|m3/s}}.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

The [[Bajocian]] Age in the [[Jurassic]] Period of geological time takes its name from the Latinised name of the inhabitants of Bayeux (the Bajocassi).{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}