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Commune in Normandy, France
Hottot-les-Bagues
Commune
Military cemeteryMilitary cemetery
Location of Hottot-les-Bagues
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Coordinates: 49°09′12″N 0°38′52″W / 49.1533°N 0.6478°W / 49.1533; -0.6478
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementBayeux
CantonLes Monts d'Aunay
IntercommunalitySeulles Terre et Mer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Colette Orieult
Area8.39 km (3.24 sq mi)
Population461
 • Density55/km (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code14336 /14250
Elevation57–138 m (187–453 ft)
(avg. 222 m or 728 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hottot-les-Bagues (French pronunciation: [ɔto le baɡ] ) is a commune in the Calvados department and Normandy region of north-western France.

Geography

Hottot-les-Bagues lies 14 kilometres south-east of Bayeux.

History

The fiefdom of Normandy was created for the Viking leader Rollo. Many of the remaining place names are of Norse origin. Hottot is believed to have taken its name from the Old Norse word haugr meaning mound or low hill.

During World War II, the Allied offensive in north-western Europe began with the Normandy landings of 6 June 1944. Within the surrounding district, there was much heavy fighting through June and July 1944 as Commonwealth forces tried to press on from Bayeux in an encircling movement to the south of Caen.

Military cemetery

Hottot-les-Bagues military cemetery contains some 1,137 graves belonging to 965 British soldiers, 34 Canadians, 3 Australians, 2 New Zealanders and 1 South African, together with 132 German soldiers. Most of the war dead lost their lives in the second fortnight of June 1944, in the furious fighting around Tilly-sur-Seulles. The cemetery can be reached from Bayeux by taking the D6 southeast. After passing through Tilly-sur-Seulles, turn westward at Juvigny onto the main road (the D9) that runs from Caen towards Caumont l'Evente.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962333—    
1968323−3.0%
1975356+10.2%
1982370+3.9%
1990406+9.7%
1999470+15.8%
2005471+0.2%
2014482+2.3%

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.

External links

Calvados (department) Communes of the Calvados department


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