Banneville-sur-Ajon is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Malherbe-sur-Ajon.[2]

Banneville-sur-Ajon
Part of Malherbe-sur-Ajon
The Chapel of Saint Clair
Location of Banneville-sur-Ajon
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Coordinates: 49°03′49″N 0°34′07″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Vire
Canton	Les Monts d'Aunay
Commune	Malherbe-sur-Ajon
Area 1	5.63 km2 (2.17 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]	438
• Density	78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	14260
Elevation	84–184 m (276–604 ft) (avg. 141 m or 463 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Bannevillais or Bannevillaises.[3]

Geography

Banneville-sur-Ajon is located some 20 km south-west of Caen and 7 km south-east of Villers-Bocage. Access to the commune is by the D121A from Saint-Agnan-le-Malherbe in the south which passes through the centre of the commune and the village and continues north to join the D8. The D171 from Landes-sur-Ajon to Préaux-Bocage passes through the north-east of the commune. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of La Fêterie in the south and Gournay in the north. The commune is almost all farmland.[4]

The Ajon river flows through the commune from south-east to north-west continuing to join the Odon south-west of Le Locheur. The Orgeuil river rises in the south of the commune and flows north-east through the length of the commune to join the Ajon. The Ruisseau de la Rette flows from the south to join the Orgeuil.[4]

Toponymy

Banneville-sur-Ajon was Barneville sur Ajon in 1371.[5] René Lepelley attributed the origin of the name to the Germanic anthroponym Benno[6] with the Old French suffix -ville meaning "rural domain".

Administration

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (April 2021)

List of Successive Mayors[7]

Demography

In 2012 the commune had 383 inhabitants.

Sites and monuments

• The Chapel of Saint-Clair (13th century) is registered as an historical monument.[10] The church is built on a simple rectangular plan. On the tympanum of the south portal there is a figure in bas-relief of Saint Samson on his throne, and inside is a statue of Saint Clair.
• The Church of Saint-Melaine is in neo-Gothic style from the late 19th century.
• A replica of the grotto of Lourdes was built at a place called Le Village at the end of the Second World War.

Chapel Picture Gallery

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  The Chapel of Saint Clair
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  A Detail in the Chapel
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  The Chapel
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  Detail on the Chapel
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  The door handle of the Chapel

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Banneville-sur-Ajon.

• Benneville fur Ajon on the 1750 Cassini Map

На других языках

[de] Banneville-sur-Ajon

[ru] Банвиль-сюр-Ажон