| Ryes | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason Ryes.svg |
| Arrondissement: | Bayeux |
| Canton: | Bayeux |
| Insee: | 14552 |
| Postal Code: | 14400 |
| Mayor: | Roger Gucciardi[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Bayeux Intercom |
| Coordinates: | 49.3125°N -0.6225°W |
| Elevation M: | 20 |
| Elevation Min M: | 15 |
| Elevation Max M: | 59 |
| Area Km2: | 9.59 |
Ryes (in French pronounced as /ʁi/) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Ryes was the seat of the former canton of Ryes, which included 25 communes. Since 2015, it is part of the canton of Bayeux.
In 1060, Ryes was mentioned under the name Rigia.
The ancient forms of its name are apparently related to the French word "raie" (Old French "roie"), deriving from the Gallo-Roman "rica", from the Gallic word "Rica" meaning a "furrow": cf. Middle Gallic "Rych", meaning a "groove", and Old Breton "rec" (modern Breton "rec'h"), meaning a "tear". The word occurred throughout the Gallo-Roman region and is attested in Low Latin in the forms "riga", "rega" and "rige" (FEW volume 10, pp. 393–394).
Lord Hubert of Ryes welcomed Duke William during his struggle with his rebellious barons. He then saved William by sending him to Falaise escorted by his three sons while Hubert sent the rebellious barons in another direction.
On 1 July 1899, a 60 cm gauge shortline railroad between Courseulles and Bayeux was opened by Railways Calvados. The same day, a branch starting from Ryes to Arromanches also entered service. The main line and the branch were decommissioned from the network on 29 September 1932.