Vienne-en-Bessin

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Commune in Normandy, France

Coat of arms

Location of Vienne-en-Bessin

(2020–2026) Rémi Françoise^[1]Area

4.10 km² (1.58 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

277 • Density68/km² (170/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

14744 /14400

Elevation17–67 m (56–220 ft)
(avg. 34 m or 112 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vienne-en-Bessin (French pronunciation: [vjɛn ɑ̃ bɛsɛ̃] ^ⓘ, literally Vienne in Bessin) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

During the latter stages of the Battle of Normandy it was the home of the British Army 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division's battle school.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	161	—
1968	137	−14.9%
1975	122	−10.9%
1982	152	+24.6%
1990	198	+30.3%
1999	200	+1.0%
2008	287	+43.5%

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.