Vienne-en-Bessin

Vienne-en-Bessin
Commune
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Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 49°16′48″N 0°36′31″W / 49.28°N 0.6086°W / 49.28; -0.6086Coordinates: 49°16′48″N 0°36′31″W / 49.28°N 0.6086°W / 49.28; -0.6086
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Bayeux
Canton	Bayeux
Intercommunality	Bayeux Intercom
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Rémi Françoise[1]
Area 1	4.10 km2 (1.58 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	298
• Density	73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14744 /14400
Elevation	17–67 m (56–220 ft) (avg. 34 m or 112 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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Vienne-en-Bessin (French pronunciation: [vjɛn ɑ̃ bɛsɛ̃] (listen), literally Vienne in Bessin) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

During the latter stages of the Battle of Normandy it was the home of the British Army 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division's battle school.

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See also[]

• Communes of the Calvados department

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