Vieux, Calvados

Vieux
Commune
Roman ruins
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Coordinates: 49°06′30″N 0°25′57″W / 49.1083°N 0.4325°W / 49.1083; -0.4325Coordinates: 49°06′30″N 0°25′57″W / 49.1083°N 0.4325°W / 49.1083; -0.4325
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Évrecy
Intercommunality	Vallées de l'Orne et de l'Odon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sophie Phelipeau
Area 1	5.50 km2 (2.12 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	683
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14747 /14930
Elevation	25–112 m (82–367 ft) (avg. 93 m or 305 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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Vieux (French pronunciation: [vjø] (listen)) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

History[]

The town contains numerous Roman era ruins, as Vieux was a settlement called , and appears on the , Tabula Peutingeriana.

During the Battle of Normandy in 1944, Vieux was designated as Hill 112 position, a strategic point for the Battle of Caen, the area of rue d'Esquay and the Bas de Vieux were badly affected by the allied bombardment of July 6, 1944. The portion of these streets, destroyed at this time are now dated for its name.

Sights[]

• The archaeological museum of Vieux-la-Romaine (as Aregenua, Vieux was capital of the Viducasses tribe).
• Roman villa of Bas de Vieux

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  Le chemin Haussé.

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  Lavoir de la place

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  L'église Saint-Laurent.

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  Lavoir prés de church of Saint-Laurent.

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  Le lavoir romain des Mareaux.

Population[]

See also[]

• Communes of the Calvados department

References[]

External links[]

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