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Vieux, Calvados

Coordinates: 49°06′30″N 0°25′57″W / 49.1083°N 0.4325°W / 49.1083; -0.4325
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Vieux
Roman ruins
Roman ruins
Location of Vieux
Map
Vieux is located in France
Vieux
Vieux
Vieux is located in Normandy
Vieux
Vieux
Coordinates: 49°06′30″N 0°25′57″W / 49.1083°N 0.4325°W / 49.1083; -0.4325
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementCaen
CantonÉvrecy
IntercommunalityVallées de l'Orne et de l'Odon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Sophie Phelipeau[1]
Area
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5.50 km2 (2.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
692
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14747 /14930
Elevation25–112 m (82–367 ft)
(avg. 93 m or 305 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vieux (French pronunciation: [vjø] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

History

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The town contains numerous Roman era ruins, as Vieux was a settlement called Aregenua, and appears on the Roman map, Tabula Peutingeriana.

During the Battle of Normandy in 1944, Vieux was designated as Hill 112 position, a strategic point for the Battle of Caen, the area of rue d'Esquay and the Bas de Vieux were badly affected by the allied bombardment of July 6, 1944. The portion of these streets, destroyed at this time are now dated for its name.

Sights

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  • The archaeological museum of Vieux-la-Romaine (as Aregenua, Vieux was capital of the Viducasses tribe).
  • Roman villa of Bas de Vieux

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 529—    
1800 543+0.37%
1806 558+0.46%
1821 546−0.14%
1831 575+0.52%
1836 570−0.17%
1841 580+0.35%
1846 570−0.35%
1851 555−0.53%
1856 538−0.62%
1861 506−1.22%
1866 476−1.21%
1872 477+0.03%
1876 456−1.12%
1881 456+0.00%
1886 410−2.10%
1891 386−1.20%
1896 368−0.95%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 381+0.70%
1906 400+0.98%
1911 358−2.19%
1921 361+0.08%
1926 362+0.06%
1931 347−0.84%
1936 314−1.98%
1946 283−1.03%
1954 341+2.36%
1962 360+0.68%
1968 398+1.69%
1975 411+0.46%
1982 509+3.10%
1990 671+3.51%
1999 585−1.51%
2007 578−0.15%
2012 715+4.35%
2017 686−0.82%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

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. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Vieux, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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