Vassy (French pronunciation: [vasi] (listen)) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Valdallière.[2]
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Vassy | |
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Part of Valdallière | |
![]() Saint Martin Notre-Dame et Saint André | |
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Coordinates: 48°51′12″N 0°40′30″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Calvados |
Arrondissement | Vire |
Canton | Condé-en-Normandie |
Commune | Valdallière |
Area 1 | 31.01 km2 (11.97 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[1] | 1,701 |
• Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal code | 14410 |
Elevation | 103–260 m (338–853 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
It is said to be the origin of the surnames de Vesci and Vesely in England, introduced after the Norman Conquest in 1066.[3]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 1,521 | — |
1968 | 1,410 | −7.3% |
1975 | 1,450 | +2.8% |
1982 | 1,601 | +10.4% |
1990 | 1,611 | +0.6% |
1999 | 1,649 | +2.4% |
2009 | 1,774 | +7.6% |
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