Valdallière
Valdallière | |
|---|---|
 The church in Bernières-le-Patry | |
 Location of Valdallière | |
  Valdallière Location within France  Valdallière Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°51′11″N 0°40′30″W / 48.853°N 0.675°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Vire |
| Canton | Condé-en-Normandie |
| Intercommunality | Intercom de la Vire au Noireau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Brogniart[1] |
Area 1 | 157.94 km2 (60.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 5,696 |
| • Density | 36.06/km2 (93.41/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14726 /14410, 14350 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Valdallière (French pronunciation: [valdaljɛʁ]) is a commune in the department of Calvados, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the 14 former communes of Vassy (the seat), Bernières-le-Patry, Burcy, Chênedollé, Le Désert, Estry, Montchamp, Pierres, Presles, La Rocque, Rully, Saint-Charles-de-Percy, Le Theil-Bocage and Viessoix.[3]
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Beaumontière, Les Écoublets, Le Désert, Estry, Le Theil-Bocage, Presles, Burcy, Chênedollé, Vassy, La Parenterie, Viessoix, Montfroux, La Boëlle, Rully and Creuley.[4]
The Commune along with another nine communes shares part of a 5,729 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Bassin de la Druance.[5] The commune also has another Natura 2000 conservation area, Bassin de la Souleuvre, a 2,232 hectare area which is shared with three other communes, Souleuvre en Bocage, Dialan sur Chaîne and Brémoy.[6]
Neighbouring communes[4] | |
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The commune is on the border of the area known as Suisse Normande.[7][4]
Points of Interest
- Saint-Charles-de-Percy War Cemetery is a British Second World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers located the village of Saint-Charles-de-Percy.[8] The majority of the soldiers interred in the cemetery were killed in late July and early August 1944, as part of Operation Bluecoat.[9]
National heritage sites
The Commune has four buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.[10]
- Église Notre-Dame de Burcy a fourteenth century church listed as a monument in 1921.[11]
- Église Saint-Charles de Saint-Charles-de-Percy built in 1778 the church was listed as a monument in 1958.[12]
- Commanderie de templiers de Courval Templar commandery of Courval was founded around 1150 by the Vassy family it was listed as a monument in 1950.[13]
- Château de la Rochelle is nineteenth century château built for Louis-Philippe Dumont de la Rochelle, it was listed as a monument in 2005.[14]
Population
Population data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 5,769 | — |
| 1975 | 5,271 | −1.28% |
| 1982 | 5,398 | +0.34% |
| 1990 | 5,363 | −0.08% |
| 1999 | 5,420 | +0.12% |
| 2007 | 5,797 | +0.84% |
| 2012 | 6,060 | +0.89% |
| 2017 | 5,951 | −0.36% |
| 2023 | 5,696 | −0.73% |
| Source: INSEE[15] | ||
Sport
Valdallière has a swimming pool the Piscine de Valdallière, which has been open since 1997.[16][17]
Notable people
- Marguerin de la Bigne (1546 - 1595 or 1597) - theologian and patrologist and first publisher of the complete works of Isidore of Seville was born here.[18]
- Antoine Rodolphe Chevallier (1523–1572) was a Protestant Hebraist and a holder of teaching positions in England, who was born here.[19]
- Charles-Julien Lioult de Chênedollé (1769 – 1833) was a French poet who died here.[20]
- Raymond Lebreton - (1941 – 2022) a racing cyclist who raced in the Tour de France was born here.[21][22]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 13 October 2015 (in French)
- ^ a b c "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500118 - Bassin de la Druance - Description". Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Le site | souleuvre". souleuvre.n2000.fr.
- ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
- ^ "St. Charles De Percy War Cemetery | Cemetery Details | CWGC". CWGC.
- ^ "Cimetière militaire de St-Charles-de-Percy".
- ^ "Les Monuments Historiques en Calvados - 14 - Monumentum". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Eglise à Valdallière - PA00111122 - Monumentum". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Eglise Saint-Charles à Valdallière - PA00111660". Monumentum.
- ^ "Commanderie de templiers de Courval à Valdallière - PA00132948 - Monumentum". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Château de la Rochelle à Valdallière - PA14000053 - Monumentum". monumentum.fr.
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ^ "Arnaud Leseigneur du bassin". actu.fr. 6 June 2016.
- ^ "Piscine".
- ^ "Marguerin de la Bigne". Catholic Answers.
- ^ Gouhier, Pierre (12 February 1977). "La société intellectuelle à Caen aux XVIe et XVIIe siècles". Annales de Normandie. 9 (1): 179–194. doi:10.3406/annor.1977.3816 – via www.persee.fr.
- ^ Havelange, Isabelle; Huguet, Françoise; Lebedeff-Choppin, Bernadette (12 February 1986). "CHÊNEDOLLÉ Charles Julien LIOULT de". Publications de l'Institut national de recherche pédagogique. 11 (1): 243–245 – via www.persee.fr.
- ^ "These athletes, ambassadors of La Manche". Ouest-France (in French). Ouest-France. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ^ "Tour de France 1966". Cycling Archives. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
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