Amayé-sur-Seulles

Amayé-sur-Seulles
Amayé-sur-Seulles
Commune
	The church in Amayé-sur-Seulles
	Coat of arms
	Location of Amayé-sur-Seulles
	Amayé-sur-Seulles Amayé-sur-Seulles
	Coordinates: 49°04′51″N 0°42′47″W / 49.0808°N 0.7131°W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Vire
Canton	Aunay-sur-Odon
Intercommunality	Pré-Bocage Intercom
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Pascal Cotard
Area 1	5.62 km2 (2.17 sq mi)
Population (2021)	218
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14007 /14310
Elevation	91–194 m (299–636 ft) ; (avg. 160 m or 520 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Amayé-sur-Seulles is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of northwestern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Amayéens or Amayéennes^[2]

Geography

Amayé-sur-Seulles is located four kilometres west of Villers-Bocage and 20 kilometres south of Bayeux in the Seulles valley. It can be accessed by road D71 coming west from Villers-Bocage through the heart of the commune and village and continuing west to Caumont-l'Evente. The road D193 running west from Cahagnes to Villers-Bocage forms the southern boundary of the commune. The road D215 also starts from the hamlet of Saint-German in the commune and runs south-west to Tracy-Bocage. There are also many small country roads in the commune. In addition to the village there are also the hamlets of Saint-German to the east and La Vallee to the north of the village. The commune consists entirely of farmland.^[3]

La Seulles river passes through the northern part of the commune and Le Calichon which forms the northern boundary of the commune flows into it. Another stream which rises near the village flows north forming part of the eastern boundary of the commune and also joins La Seulles. In the south-east the Ruisseau du Caudray forms the south-eastern boundary of the commune and flows eastwards to join La Seulline river. The Ruisseau de Pont Chouquet flows into the Caudray and forms part of the eastern boundary of the commune.^[3]

Heraldry

Arms of Amayé-sur-Seulles	Blazon: Vert, 3 fesses wavy of argent between 3 cinquefoils of Or 2 and 1..

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Amayé-sur-Seulles^[4]

From	To	Name	Party	Position
1983	2001	Charles Guilbert	SE	Farmer
2001	Current	Pascal Cotard	SE	Farmer

(Not all data is known)

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
2006	195	—
2007	190	−2.6%
2008	203	+6.8%
2009	202	−0.5%
2010	200	−1.0%
2011	199	−0.5%
2012	199	+0.0%
2013	200	+0.5%
2014	209	+4.5%
2015	218	+4.3%
2016	227	+4.1%

Sites and Monuments

The Church of Saint-Vigor (15th century) belonged to the Abbey of Cerisy. It contains two items which are registered as historical objects:
- A Statue: Virgin and child (16th century)^[5]
- A Retable: Virgin and child (18th century)^[6]
The Chateau of Bosq (18th century)
The Clos d'Orval cider farm with an exhibition of old cider-making equipment.^[7]

Notes and references

Notes

References

^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Inhabitants of Calvados (in French)
^ ^a ^b ^c Google Maps
^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM14001050 Statue: Virgin and child (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM14000003 Retable: Virgin and child (in French)
^ Interprofession des appellations cidricoles website - the Clos d'Orval

[popleg2021-1] "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[2] Inhabitants of Calvados (in French)

[Google-3] Google Maps

[4] List of Mayors of France (in French)

[5] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM14001050 Statue: Virgin and child (in French)

[6] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM14000003 Retable: Virgin and child (in French)

[7] Interprofession des appellations cidricoles website - the Clos d'Orval

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