# Banville, Calvados

Banville (French pronunciation: ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.

## Geography

Banville is located in the Bessin area some 3 km south-west of Courseulles-sur-Mer and 5 km east of Crépon. Access to the commune is by the D12 road from Graye-sur-Mer in the north which passes through the village and continues south-west to Tierceville. The D112A goes west from the village to Sainte-Croix-sur-Mer. The commune is mostly farmland but with a significant sized residential area.
The Seulles river forms the entire eastern border of the commune as it flows north to the English Channel at Courseulles-sur-Mer.

### Neighbouring communes and villages

vtePlaces adjacent to Banville, Calvados :
Ver-sur-Mer
Graye-sur-Mer
Bernières-sur-Mer
Crépon
Banville
Tierceville
Amblie
Reviers :

## History

During the invasion of Normandy Banville was located within 3 kilometres of Juno Beach (Mike sector), the landing zone for Canadian troops. The village was liberated on the 6 June 1944 by the Royal Winnipeg Rifles.

### Heraldry

| Arms of Banville | Blazon: Vair. |

## Administration

List of Successive Mayors
| From | To | Name |
| 1945 | 1981 | Pierre Bianquis |
| 1981 | 2008 | Florence Lefrancois |
| 2008 | 2020 | Chrystèle Pouchain |
| 2020 | 2026 | Nadine Baca |

## Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Banvillais or Banvillaises in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1793 | 684 | — |
| 1800 | 623 | −1.33% |
| 1806 | 641 | +0.48% |
| 1821 | 612 | −0.31% |
| 1831 | 624 | +0.19% |
| 1836 | 626 | +0.06% |
| 1841 | 630 | +0.13% |
| 1846 | 611 | −0.61% |
| 1851 | 601 | −0.33% |
| 1856 | 560 | −1.40% |
| 1861 | 557 | −0.11% |
| 1866 | 537 | −0.73% |
| 1872 | 517 | −0.63% |
| 1876 | 508 | −0.44% |
| 1881 | 454 | −2.22% |
| 1886 | 442 | −0.53% |
| 1891 | 418 | −1.11% |
| 1896 | 410 | −0.39% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1901 | 390 | −1.00% |
| 1906 | 356 | −1.81% |
| 1911 | 324 | −1.87% |
| 1921 | 295 | −0.93% |
| 1926 | 328 | +2.14% |
| 1931 | 301 | −1.70% |
| 1936 | 317 | +1.04% |
| 1946 | 351 | +1.02% |
| 1954 | 368 | +0.59% |
| 1962 | 356 | −0.41% |
| 1968 | 382 | +1.18% |
| 1975 | 407 | +0.91% |
| 1982 | 475 | +2.23% |
| 1990 | 514 | +0.99% |
| 1999 | 585 | +1.45% |
| 2007 | 622 | +0.77% |
| 2012 | 684 | +1.92% |
| 2017 | 792 | +2.98% |
Source: EHESS and INSEE :

## Culture and heritage
### Civil heritage

The commune has many buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
* The Reviers Bridge (17th century)
* The Hervot Farmhouse at 12 rue du Bout du Haut (1913)
* A Farmhouse at 25 Rue du Camp Romain (18th century)
* A Notable's House at 8 Rue du Marché (18th century)
* A Lavoir (Public laundry) at Route de Reviers (19th century)
* A Chateau (1545)
* A Girls' Primary School (19th century)
* The old Town Hall (19th century)
* The Village (Neolithic)
* Houses (18th-19th century)

#### Other sites of interest

* The Roman Camp of La Burette.

### Religious heritage

The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
* A Presbytery at 10 Rue du Bout du Haut (18th century)
* A Calvary at Route de Courseulles-Sur-Mer (1912)
* The Parish Church of Saint-Lo (18th century)
The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
* A Stole (19th century)
* A Ciborium (18th century)
* A Monstrance (19th century)
* A Way of the Cross (19th century)
* A Chalice with Paten (19th century)
* 3 Processional Banners (19th century)
* A Painting: Nativity (17th century)
* A Statue: Virgin and child (17th century)
* A Statue: Saint Nicolas de Bari (18th century)
* A Cross: Christ on the Cross (18th century)
* 2 banks of Stalls (19th century)
* A Paschal Candlestick (19th century)
* A Rood beam (19th century)
* A Baptismal font (16th century)
* A set of 7 Stained glass windows: Seven Sacrements (1959)
* A set of 6 Stained glass windows (1959)
* The Furniture in the Church

## Notable people linked to the commune

* Théodore Faullain de Banville (1823-1891), French poet, the Faullain family of Banville were well established since the 1750s at Moulins (Allier), but were originally from the commune.