Bonneville-sur-Touques explained
| Bonneville-sur-Touques |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Bonneville-sur-Touques (Calvados).svg |
| Arrondissement: | Lisieux |
| Canton: | Pont-l'Évêque |
| Insee: | 14086 |
| Postal Code: | 14800 |
| Mayor: | Florence Cothier[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Terre d'Auge |
| Coordinates: | 49.3389°N 0.1206°W |
| Elevation M: | 80 |
| Elevation Min M: | 3 |
| Elevation Max M: | 132 |
| Area Km2: | 6.63 |
Bonneville-sur-Touques (in French pronounced as /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).[2]
Etymology
The name Bonneville is attested as far back as 1014, when it appeared in the form Bonnavilla.[3] 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".[3]
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 | | |
| March 2014-[4] | Florence Cothier | | Retired sales manager | |
Demographics
Bonneville-sur-Touques's peak population was 476 in 1876.
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.[5]
Notable residents
- William the Conqueror frequently stayed at the castle when he went hunting in Saint-Gatien forest.
- John of England also lived at the castle.
- Tony O'Reilly, Irish businessman and international rugby player
See also
Further reading
- Abbé Noël, Bonneville-sur-Touques, son château, son église, Impr. Domin, 1898
- André Gilbert, Le Château de Bonneville-sur-Touques, Delesques, Caen, 1894.
- Jean Bureau, Jean Chennebenoist et Gérard Léo, Touques, ses monuments, son passé. Le château de Bonneville, Trouville, 1968
- Georges Bernage, « Touques et Bonneville », Patrimoine normand, volume 16, sept.-oct. 1997
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
- https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/6011070/ensemble.pdf Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019
- Book: Nègre, Ernest . Toponymie générale de la France . Genève . 1998 . 3 . Formations dialectales (suite) et françaises . 1423 . 9782600028844 . https://books.google.com/books?id=AdAYRLukKUcC&pg=PA1423 .
- http://www.ouest-france.fr/florence-cothier-est-le-nouveau-maire-de-la-commune-2080594 Florence Cothier est le nouveau maire de la commune
- Jean-Pierre Beuve, Ouest-France, 19 février 2009.
