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Villers-Bocage (French pronunciation: [vilɛʁ bɔkaʒ] (listen)) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in Northern France.

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Villers-Bocage
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Villers-Bocage
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Coordinates: 49°05′N 0°40′W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Vire
Canton	Les Monts d'Aunay
Intercommunality	Pré-Bocage Intercom
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Stéphanie Leberrurier
Area 1	5.76 km2 (2.22 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	3,160
• Density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14752 /14310
Elevation	95–217 m (312–712 ft) (avg. 170 m or 560 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

Second World War

The Battle of Villers-Bocage was a significant battle between British and German forces on 13 June 1944 during the Battle of Normandy.[2] Further fighting occurred two weeks later during Operation Epsom, during which the village was destroyed by 250 RAF heavy bombers.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,121	—
1800	1,010	−9.9%
1806	1,223	+21.1%
1821	1,177	−3.8%
1831	1,178	+0.1%
1836	1,178	+0.0%
1841	1,146	−2.7%
1846	1,134	−1.0%
1851	1,127	−0.6%
1856	1,105	−2.0%
1861	1,156	+4.6%
1866	1,155	−0.1%
1872	1,147	−0.7%
1876	1,139	−0.7%
1881	1,084	−4.8%
1886	1,147	+5.8%
1891	1,057	−7.8%
1896	1,104	+4.4%
1901	1,047	−5.2%
1906	1,073	+2.5%
1911	1,141	+6.3%
1921	1,039	−8.9%
1926	1,060	+2.0%
1931	1,093	+3.1%
1936	1,202	+10.0%
1946	743	−38.2%
1954	1,431	+92.6%
1962	1,825	+27.5%
1968	1,985	+8.8%
1975	2,317	+16.7%
1982	2,623	+13.2%
1990	2,845	+8.5%
1999	2,904	+2.1%
2008	2,963	+2.0%

International relations

The commune is twinned with:

• Bampton, Devon, UK since 1974

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

References

External links

• Website of the office of tourism (in French)
• Information about Villers-Bocage

На других языках

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[de] Villers-Bocage (Calvados)

Villers-Bocage ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 3160 Einwohnern (Stand: 1. Januar 2019) im Département Calvados in der Region Normandie. Sie gehört zum Arrondissement Vire und zum Kanton Les Monts d’Aunay. Die Einwohner werden Villersois genannt.

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- [en] Villers-Bocage, Calvados

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[es] Villers-Bocage (Calvados)

Villers-Bocage es una población y comuna francesa, situada en la región de Normandía, departamento de Calvados, en el distrito de Caen y cantón de Villers-Bocage (Calvados).

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[ru] Виллер-Бокаж (Кальвадос)

Вилле́р-Бока́ж[2] (фр. Villers-Bocage) — коммуна во Франции, находится в регионе Нижняя Нормандия. Департамент коммуны — Кальвадос. Входит в состав кантона Виллер-Бокаж. Округ коммуны — Кан.

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