Audrieu

Audrieu is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.

Audrieu
Commune
The Seulles river near Pont Roch
Location of Audrieu
Audrieu
Audrieu
Coordinates: 49°12′36″N 0°35′32″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementBayeux
CantonBretteville-l'Orgueilleuse
IntercommunalityCC Seulles Terre Mer
Government
 • Mayor (2017–2020) Régina Dutacq-Fouillaud
Area
1
11.31 km2 (4.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,046
 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14026 /14250
Elevation37–105 m (121–344 ft)
(avg. 45 m or 148 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aldériens or Aldériennes.[2]

Geography

Audrieu is located some 11 km south-east of Bayeux and 16 km west by north-west of Caen. Access to the commune is by the D 82 road from Ducy-Sainte-Marguerite in the north which passes south through the centre of the commune and the village and continues to Tilly-sur-Seulles in the south. The D 187 branches off the D 82 in the north of the commune and goes west to Chouain. The D 178 branches off the D82 south of the village and goes west to Juaye-Mondaye. The D158 branches off the D 82 in the north of the commune and goes north to Loucelles. The D 94 branches of the D 82 in the village and goes east to Brouay. The railway from Bayeux to Caen passes through the north of the commune with a station at Le Haut des Jardins. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Lieu Moussard, Hervieu, Le Haut des Jardins, Le Bas d'Audrieu, Le Calvaire, Ferme de la Motte, Hameau Pavie, and Le Pont Roch. The commune is farmland with residential areas mostly along the D 82.[3]

The Seulles river forms the western border of the commune as it flows north to join the ocean at Courseulles-sur-Mer.[3]

History

Audrieu village dates back to Classical Antiquity when it was called Alderium. There are traces of Gallo-Roman dwellings and a Motte-and-bailey castle. The first lord of the area was Percy, cook for William the Conqueror, who gave it to the descendants of the Duke of Northumberland. In 1593 Audrieu returned to Guillaume de Séran, who married Marguerite de Percy, and whose lordship became a barony in 1615.

British soldiers in Audrieu on 13 June 1944

After being sold in the French Revolution the château returned to the Séran family at the Restoration and is still in the hands of their descendants. During the Second World War Gerhard Bremer, commandant of the 12th Reconnaissance Battalion of the German army established his headquarters in the château. On 8 June 1944, in clearings, forests, and orchards surrounding the castle, 24 members of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division were executed: 22 from the Royal Winnipeg Rifles and two from the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada. Two British soldiers were killed at the same time. The castle now houses a luxury hotel and restaurant.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors[4]

FromToNamePartyPosition
1912Saillard du Boisberthe
19161944Henri Naguet de Saint-Vulfran
19451960Philippe Livry-LevelRPF
19611969Leseigneur
1971Jean Poi Leguern
19952017Jean-Louis LebouteillerPSLiberal Nurse
20172020Régina Dutacq-Fouillaud

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2010 the commune had 1,042 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.[Note 1]

Population change (See database)
1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851
529 772 920 835 794 824 761 741 749
1856 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896
753 740 680 664 680 685 653 654 668
1901 1906 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954
631 637 601 439 456 503 512 536 545
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2010 -
520 539 485 676 868 839 826 1,042 -
Population of Audrieu

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage
The Chateau
Remains of the Motte-and-bailey castle

The commune has two buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:

  • The Chateau of Audrieu (18th century).[5] The Chateau is composed of a main building with two projecting pavilions and a centre topped by a triangular pediment. The Chateau of La Motte is older with the Saint-Louis chapel dating from the 13th century.
  • The Chateau grounds (18th century)[6]

Other sites of interest are:

Religious heritage
The bell tower of the church
The entrance to the church

The commune has one religious buildings that is registered as a historical monument:

  • The Church of Notre-Dame d'Audrieu (12th century).[7] The Church was founded by Trinity Abbey, Vendôme, who owned a nearby priory-priest. The church depended additionally on the Baron of Audrieu (possibly by retrocession of the priory of Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Chesnaye to whom this right belonged in the 14th century).

The Church contains three items that are registered as historical objects:

  • A Painting: The Rosary (17th century)[8]
  • A Statue: Saint John the Bapotist (14th century)[9]
  • A Statue: Virgin and Child (16th century)[10]

Notable people linked to the commune
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See also

Notes and references

Notes
  1. At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by Law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 Archived 6 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" allows, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For communes with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these communes is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Inhabitants of Calvados (in French)
  3. Google Maps
  4. List of Mayors of France (in French)
  5. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00111018 Chateau (in French)
  6. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA14003337 Chateau grounds (in French)
  7. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00111019 Church of Notre-Dame d'Audrieu (in French)
  8. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM14000015 Painting: The Rosary (in French)
  9. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM14000014 Statue: Saint John the Baptist (in French)
  10. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM14000013 Statue: Virgin and Child (in French)
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