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Beaumais

Coordinates: 48°53′45″N 0°04′26″W / 48.8958°N 0.0739°W / 48.8958; -0.0739
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Beaumais
The chateau in Beaumais
The chateau in Beaumais
Location of Beaumais
Map
Beaumais is located in France
Beaumais
Beaumais
Beaumais is located in Normandy
Beaumais
Beaumais
Coordinates: 48°53′45″N 0°04′26″W / 48.8958°N 0.0739°W / 48.8958; -0.0739
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementCaen
CantonFalaise
IntercommunalityPays de Falaise
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Françoise Lorion[1]
Area
1
10.73 km2 (4.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
167
 • Density16/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14053 /14620
Elevation47–83 m (154–272 ft)
(avg. 60 m or 200 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beaumais (French pronunciation: [bomɛ] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Its Church of the Nativity dates from the 11th century, and chateau dates from the 16th century.

Geography

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The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Cantepie, La Rue, La Noé, Japigny and Beaumais.[3]

Four rivers the Dives (river), La Filaine, Le Trainefeuille and La Gronde rivers flow through the commune, plus a stream the Monceaux.[4][5][6][7][8]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962218—    
1968217−0.5%
1975205−5.5%
1982169−17.6%
1990157−7.1%
1999164+4.5%
2008182+11.0%

Points of Interest

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National Heritage sites

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The commune has two buildings listed as a Monument historique.[9]

  • Château à Beaumais - a sixteenth centaury chateau, listed as a Monument historique in 1933.[10]
  • église de la Nativité Notre Dame - A church built in 1107 by Richard de Belmeis in 1107 after the original church burnt down.[11] The church was listed as a Monument Historique in 1930.[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Beaumais · 14620, France". Beaumais · 14620, France.
  4. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Dives (I1--0200)".
  5. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Filaine (I1160600)".
  6. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Gronde (I1168000)".
  7. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Trainefeuille (I1180600)".
  8. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau des Monceaux (I1172000)".
  9. ^ "Les Monuments Historiques en Calvados - 14 - Monumentum". monumentum.fr.
  10. ^ "Château à Beaumais - PA00111071". Monumentum.
  11. ^ a b "Eglise à Beaumais - PA00111072". Monumentum.