# Basseneville

Basseneville is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Bassenevillais or Bassenevillaises.

## Geography

Basseneville is located in the Pays d'Auge some 12 km east of Caen and 8 km south-east of Cabourg. Access to the commune is by the D675 road from Goustranville in the east which passes through the south of the commune continuing south-west to Saint-Samson. The D224A also comes from Saint-Samson and passes through the commune continuing north-east to join the D224 just north-east of the commune. The A13 autoroute passes through the commune from east to west but has no exit - the nearest exit is Exit 29 Dozulé to the east of the commune which has no direct access the commune and Exit 30/31 to the south-west which connects to the D675. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of L'Église, Les Marettes, Saint-Richer, and La Chollerie. The commune is entirely farmland.
The Dives river forms the north-western border of the commune as it flows north-east to join the sea at Cabourg. The Grand Canal forms the south-eastern border of the commune.
vteNeighbouring communes and villages :
Bavent
Varaville
Brucourt
Escoville
Basseneville
Goustranville
Saint-Samson
Saint-Pierre-du-Jonquet
Beuvron-en-Auge :

## History

Basseneville appears as Bafneville on the 1750 Cassini Map and as Bosneville on the 1790 version.
A railway station on the Caen to Dozulé-Putot line existed in the commune from 1881 to 1938. The line that passed through the commune was finally closed in 1943.

## Administration

List of Successive Mayors
| From | To | Name | Position |
| 1983 | 2008 | André Vardon | |
| 2008 | 2014 | Jean-François Wantz | Retired |
| 2014 | 2026 | Patrice Germain | Retired |

## Demography

In 2017 the commune had 257 inhabitants.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1793 | 334 | — |
| 1800 | 266 | −3.20% |
| 1806 | 302 | +2.14% |
| 1821 | 327 | +0.53% |
| 1831 | 425 | +2.66% |
| 1836 | 446 | +0.97% |
| 1841 | 415 | −1.43% |
| 1846 | 409 | −0.29% |
| 1851 | 367 | −2.14% |
| 1856 | 341 | −1.46% |
| 1861 | 332 | −0.53% |
| 1866 | 360 | +1.63% |
| 1872 | 323 | −1.79% |
| 1876 | 307 | −1.26% |
| 1881 | 302 | −0.33% |
| 1886 | 286 | −1.08% |
| 1891 | 257 | −2.12% |
| 1896 | 240 | −1.36% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1901 | 252 | +0.98% |
| 1906 | 221 | −2.59% |
| 1911 | 216 | −0.46% |
| 1921 | 204 | −0.57% |
| 1926 | 205 | +0.10% |
| 1931 | 188 | −1.72% |
| 1936 | 220 | +3.19% |
| 1946 | 188 | −1.56% |
| 1954 | 197 | +0.59% |
| 1962 | 189 | −0.52% |
| 1968 | 195 | +0.52% |
| 1975 | 197 | +0.15% |
| 1982 | 223 | +1.79% |
| 1990 | 234 | +0.60% |
| 1999 | 263 | +1.31% |
| 2007 | 262 | −0.05% |
| 2012 | 258 | −0.31% |
| 2017 | 257 | −0.08% |
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## Culture and heritage
### Religious heritage

The Chapel of Saint Richer contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
* A Chalice with Paten (18th century)
* A Trunk (17th century)
* A Painting with frame: Crucifixion (17th century)
The Parish Church of Notre-Dame also contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
* A Tabernacle (17th century)
* A Painting: The Holy Family (18th century)
* A Painting with frame: Holy Family (18th century)
* An Altar, Retable, and 2 doors (1719)
* A Lectern (1721)

## Notable people linked to the commune

* Jean-Victor Durand-Duquesnay (1785 at Basseneville - 1862), Normandy botanist
* Pierre (François-Amand) Bazin (1796 at Basseneville - 1865)