Villers-Bocage, Calvados
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Location within Lower Normandy region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Lower Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Villers-Bocage |
| Intercommunality | Villers-Bocage Intercom |
| Mayor | Xavier Lebrun (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 95–217 m (312–712 ft) (avg. 170 m or 560 ft) |
| Land area1 | 5.76 km2 (2.22 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,963 (2008) |
| - Density | 514 /km2 (1,330 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14752/ 14310 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 49°04′47″N 0°39′19″W / 49.0797°N 0.6553°W
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Villers-Bocage is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in Northern France.
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History [edit]
Second World War [edit]
The Battle of Villers-Bocage was a significant battle between British and German forces on 13 June 1944 during the Battle of Normandy. Further fighting occurred two weeks later during Operation Epsom, during which the village was destroyed by 250 RAF heavy bombers.
Population [edit]
| Historical population | ||
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| 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 [edit]
The commune is twinned with:
- Bampton, Devon, UK since 1974
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