Angoville, Calvados
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Angoville
|image = Angoville Entry.JPG
|caption = The road into Angoville
|arrondissement = Caen
|canton = Le Hom
|commune = Cesny-les-Sources
|INSEE = 14013
|postal code = 14220
|coordinates = {{coord|48.9458|-0.3775|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 220
|elevation min m = 173
|elevation max m = 248
|area km2 = 3.72
|population = 24
|population date = 2022
|population footnotes = {{cite web|url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8290591/ensemble.pdf|title=Populations de référence 2022|language=fr|trans-title=Reference populations 2022|publisher=INSEE|date=December 2024}}
}}
Angoville ({{IPA|fr|ɑ̃ɡɔvil|-|Fr-Angoville.ogg}}) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of Cesny-les-Sources.[http://www.calvados.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/recueil-14-2018-074-recueil-des-actes-administratifs-special-1.pdf Arrêté préfectoral] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927040502/http://www.calvados.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/recueil-14-2018-074-recueil-des-actes-administratifs-special-1.pdf |date=2020-09-27 }} 24 September 2018, p. 124 {{in lang|fr}}
Geography
Angoville is located some 30 km south of Caen and 10 km east by south-east of Thury-Harcourt. The D6 road from Thury-Harcourt to Ussy forms the northern border of the commune. Access to the commune is by the D241 road from Tréprel in the south which passes through the length of the commune and the village and continues north to join the D6 on the border. The commune is mostly farmland with an area of forest in the south which is part of the large Bois de Saint-Claire.[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Angoville,+Calvados,+France/@48.9420239,-0.3703998,5986m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x480a3dc668eaf997:0x40c14484fbcfd60?hl=en Google Maps]
{{Geographic location
| title = Neighbouring communes and villages
|width=auto
|Centre = Angoville
|North = Acqueville
|Northeast = Tournebu
|East = Martainville
|Southeast = Saint-Germain-Langot
|South = Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais
|Southwest = Saint-Omer
|West = Donnay
|Northwest = Meslay
}}
History
=Toponymy=
Angoville is composed of the old French "ville" (from the Latin "Villae") meaning a rural area or village and a Scandinavian name Asgaut (or Asgautr),National Scientific Research Centre (France), Annals of Normandy, Volume 52, Nos. 1 to 5, Regional Ethnographic Laboratory, 2002 {{in lang|fr}} gallicized to Asgot, Ansgot, Angot, and Ango - originally the Norman surname Ango[http://www.geopatronyme.com/cgi-bin/carte/nomcarte.cgi?nom=Ango&image.x=0&image.y=0 Ango] in Géopatronyme website {{in lang|fr}} and Angot[http://www.geopatronyme.com/cgi-bin/carte/nomcarte.cgi?nom=Angot&image.x=0&image.y=0 Angot] in Géopatronyme website {{in lang|fr}} which are widespread in Seine-Maritime.
Administration
{{incomplete list|date=April 2021}}
List of Successive Mayors of Angoville[http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=18576 List of Mayors of France] {{in lang|fr}}
| class="wikitable" | ||||
| From | To | Name | Party | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | ? | Louis-Aimable AuvrayAnnual of the department of la Manche, 12th edition, 1840, p 223 | Farmer | |
| ? | ? | M. Pourdais (Father) | ||
| ? | 2001 | Guy Bourdais | ||
| 2001 | 2014 | Daniel Simon | SE | Farmer |
| 2014 | 2019 | Éric Sohier | SE | Editor |
Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Angovillais or Angovillaises in French.[https://www.habitants.fr/calvados-14 Le nom des habitants du 14 - Calvados], habitants.fr
{{Historical populations
| align = none
| cols = 2
| percentages = pagr
| source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|859|Angoville}} and INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2123878?geo=COM-14013 Populations légales 2012], INSEE
|1793 |203
|1800 |102
|1806 |212
|1821 |159
|1831 |140
|1836 |138
|1841 |136
|1846 |126
|1851 |110
|1856 |110
|1861 |104
|1866 |98
|1872 |97
|1876 |100
|1881 |97
|1886 |86
|1891 |87
|1896 |80
|1901 |80
|1906 |80
|1911 |71
|1921 |71
|1926 |54
|1931 |50
|1936 |60
|1946 |44
|1954 |53
|1962 |64
|1968 |51
|1975 |45
|1982 |40
|1990 |29
|1999 |30
|2007 |31
|2012 |33
|2022 |24
}}
Economy
The main activities are dairy farming and cropping.
Culture and heritage
=Civil heritage=
The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
- Houses and Farms (18th-19th century){{Mérimée Icon}}Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA00000570|IA00000570 Houses and Farms}} {{in lang|fr}}
- A Farmhouse (1786){{Mérimée Icon}}Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA00000569|IA00000569 Farmhouse}} {{in lang|fr}}
- The Saint Anne Fountain (1848){{Mérimée Icon}}Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA00000568|IA00000568 Saint Anne Fountain}} {{in lang|fr}}
- The Town Hall (19th century){{Mérimée Icon}}Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA00000564|IA00000564 Town Hall}} {{in lang|fr}}
- The Motte de Rouvrou Fortified Site (11th century){{Mérimée Icon}}Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA00000568|IA00000568 Motte de Rouvrou Fortified Site}} {{in lang|fr}}
=Religious heritage=
The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
- The Tomb of the Rabâche family (19th century){{Mérimée Icon}}Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA00000567|IA00000567 Tomb of the Rabâche family}} {{in lang|fr}}
- The Tomb of Jean-François Rabâche (1816){{Mérimée Icon}}Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA00000566|IA00000566 Tomb of Jean-François Rabâche}} {{in lang|fr}}
- The Tomb of Priest François Bouquet (1813){{Mérimée Icon}}Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA00000565|IA00000565 Tomb of Priest François Bouquet}} {{in lang|fr}}
- The Parish Church of Saint-Anne (12th century){{Mérimée Icon}}Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée|IA00000562|IA00000562 Parish Church of Saint-Anne}} {{in lang|fr}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=-0.3775,48.9458&z=7.92265E-5&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&l=ADMINISTRATIVEUNITS.BOUNDARIES$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes Angoville on Géoportail], National Geographic Institute (IGN) website {{in lang|fr}}
- [http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=48.9458&lon=-0.3775&zoom=13 Angoville on the 1750 Cassini Map]
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