Bonneville-sur-Touques

Bonneville-sur-Touques
Commune
The chateau in Bonneville-sur-Touques
The chateau in Bonneville-sur-Touques
Coat of arms of Bonneville-sur-Touques
Coat of arms
Location of Bonneville-sur-Touques
Bonneville-sur-Touques is located in France
Bonneville-sur-Touques
Bonneville-sur-Touques
Bonneville-sur-Touques is located in Normandy
Bonneville-sur-Touques
Bonneville-sur-Touques
Coordinates: 49°20′20″N 0°07′14″E
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Lisieux
Canton Pont-l'Évêque
Intercommunality Terre d'Auge
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Florence Cothier
Area
1
 6.63 km2 (2.56 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)
321
 • Density 48/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14086 /14800
Elevation 3–132 m (9.8–433.1 ft)
(avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bonneville-sur-Touques (French pronunciation: [bɔnvil syʁ tuk] , Bonneville on Touques) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France, located four kilometres from the urban agglomeration Deauville-Trouville. The commune is principally famous for its 11th century castle, which protected the nearby supply port of Touques. The population is 325 (2019).

Etymology

The name Bonneville is attested as far back as 1014, when it appeared in the form Bonnavilla. Old French bonne, or good, already had its current meaning at that time, and ville, or town, which in placenames often has its original meaning of rural area (from the Latin villa rustica), might here have the later sense of "village".

Government

The municipal council has 11 members, including the mayor and two deputies.

List of Mayors

In office Name Party Profession
1989-March 2001 Marthe Belliot - -
March 2001-March 2014 Michel Lebey Independent farmer, breeder
March 2014- Florence Cothier Independent Retired sales manager

Demographics

Bonneville-sur-Touques's peak population was 476 in 1876.

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1793 443 —    
1800 403 −1.34%
1806 454 +2.01%
1821 410 −0.68%
1831 433 +0.55%
1836 443 +0.46%
1841 407 −1.68%
1846 448 +1.94%
1851 464 +0.70%
1856 450 −0.61%
1861 456 +0.27%
1866 450 −0.26%
1872 466 +0.58%
1876 476 +0.53%
1881 460 −0.68%
1886 389 −3.30%
1891 401 +0.61%
1896 387 −0.71%
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1901 366 −1.11%
1906 349 −0.95%
1911 347 −0.11%
1921 370 +0.64%
1926 349 −1.16%
1931 342 −0.40%
1936 319 −1.38%
1946 306 −0.42%
1954 312 +0.24%
1962 269 −1.84%
1968 284 +0.91%
1975 335 +2.39%
1982 342 +0.30%
1990 354 +0.43%
1999 318 −1.18%
2007 379 +2.22%
2012 392 +0.68%
2017 347 −2.41%
Source: EHESS and INSEE

Significant sites

  • Château de Bonneville-sur-Touques, nicknamed "William the Conqueror's ruins" (11th century), classified as a historic monument since 16 November 1964
  • Église Saint-Germain-et-Saint-Loup (18th century)
  • Manoir de la Croix de fer (Iron Cross Manor), bought in 2006 by Tatiana Beck, for 1 million euros.

Notable residents

See also