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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