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The lavoir at Acqueville
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Acqueville is located in France
Acqueville
Acqueville
Location in France
Acqueville is located in Normandy
Acqueville
Acqueville
Location in Normandy
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Caen
Canton Le Hom
Commune Cesny-les-Sources
Area
1
6.65 km2 (2.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
186
 • Density 27.97/km2 (72.44/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
14220
Elevation 126–211 m (413–692 ft)
(avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Acqueville (French pronunciation: [akvil]) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of northwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of Cesny-les-Sources.

Geography

Acqueville is located some 25 km south of Caen and 10 km east of Thury-Harcourt. It lies in a flat farming area on the D157 road which runs south from Cesny-Bois-Halbout through the centre of Acqueville south to join the D6 which forms the southern border of the commune. The north-western border of Acqueville is formed by Highway D23 while the north-eastern border is Highway D156. In the east and west the border is formed by several country roads. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of L'Outre in the west, Puant in the east, and Le Buisson in the south-west.

The Ruisseau de Bactot flows through the commune from south-west to north-east where it continues to join the Laize north-east of Moulines.

Toponymy

Acqueville was called Akevilla in 1204: the German or Scandinavian anthroponym Aki or Aka, and in Latin a "rural villa".

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Acqueville

Mayors from 1939
From To Name Party Position
1939 1942 Louis Abavent
1942 1947 Jean Thibault
1947 1953 Lucien Bouin
1953 1977 Jean Thibault
1977 1995 Maurice Thibault
1995 2014 Denise Bouin SE Bank Employee
2014 31 December 2018 Isabelle Onraed
Mayors from the French Revolution to 1939
From To Name Party Position
1797 1809 Gabriel Riviere
1809 1830 Louis de Folleville
1830 1833 Gabriel Riviere
1833 1844 Charles Garnier
1844 1847 Louis de Folleville
1847 1850 Charles Garnier
1850 1871 Louis Lepeltier
1871 1872 François Beaunieux
1872 1900 Pierre Simon
1900 1913 Auguste Thibault
1913 1919 Oriot
1919 1939 Auguste Thibault

The council was composed of eleven members, including the mayor and two deputies.

Population

The inhabitants of Acqueville are known as Acquevillais or Acquevillaises in French.

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1793 529 —    
1800 441 −2.57%
1806 502 +2.18%
1821 453 −0.68%
1831 466 +0.28%
1836 440 −1.14%
1841 423 −0.78%
1846 410 −0.62%
1851 379 −1.56%
1856 374 −0.27%
1861 368 −0.32%
1866 350 −1.00%
1872 323 −1.33%
1876 331 +0.61%
1881 283 −3.08%
1886 266 −1.23%
1891 246 −1.55%
1896 253 +0.56%
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1901 249 −0.32%
1906 244 −0.40%
1911 200 −3.90%
1921 189 −0.56%
1926 189 +0.00%
1931 183 −0.64%
1936 176 −0.78%
1946 157 −1.14%
1954 165 +0.62%
1962 184 +1.37%
1968 146 −3.78%
1975 144 −0.20%
1982 170 +2.40%
1990 211 +2.74%
1999 178 −1.87%
2007 159 −1.40%
2012 188 +3.41%
2019 186 −0.15%
Source: EHESS and INSEE

Culture and heritage

Acqueville château de la Motte
Chateau de la Motte

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

  • A Farmhouse at Puant (1760)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg
  • The Chateau de la Motte (1614 and 1694)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg
  • The Park of the Chateau de la Motte (16th century)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg
  • A Farmhouse at la Cour Fontaine (18th century)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg
  • A Farmhouse (1783)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg
  • A House (18th century)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg
  • Houses and Farms (17th to 19th centuries)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg
  • A Manor House (15th century)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg

Religious heritage

Acqueville église Saint Aubin
Church of Saint Aubin

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

  • The Church of Saint-Aubin (13th century)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg
  • A Cemetery Cross at the Church of Saint-Aubin (18th century)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg
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