Vassy, Calvados
{{Expand French|Vassy (Calvados)|date=December 2008|topic = geo}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Vassy
|image = FranceNormandieVassyEglise.jpg
|caption = Saint Martin Notre-Dame et Saint André
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Vassy 14.svg
|arrondissement = Vire
|canton = Condé-en-Normandie
|INSEE = 14726
|postal code = 14410
|commune = Valdallière
|coordinates = {{coord|48.8533|-0.675|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation min m = 103
|elevation max m = 260
|area km2 = 31.01
|population = 1686
|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}}
}}
Vassy ({{IPA|fr|vasi|-|Fr-Paris--Vassy.ogg}}) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Valdallière.[https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2015/10/13/INTB1600507A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral] 13 October 2015 {{in lang|fr}}
It is said to be the origin of the surnames de Vesci and Vesely in England, introduced after the Norman Conquest in 1066.{{cite web | title=Vesely Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms | website=HouseOfNames | url=https://www.houseofnames.com/vesely-family-crest | access-date=3 March 2022}}
Population
{{Historical populations
|align=none
|1962|1521
|1968|1410
|1975|1450
|1982|1601
|1990|1611
|1999|1649
|2009|1774
|2022|1686
}}
See also
References
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Category:Former communes of Calvados (department)
Category:Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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