Villerville
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Villerville
|commune status = Commune
|image = VILLERVILLE 20180521 0.jpg
|caption = The church in Villerville
|image coat of arms = Blason villerville.svg
|arrondissement = Lisieux
|canton = Honfleur-Deauville
|INSEE = 14755
|postal code = 14113
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CC Cœur Côte Fleurie
|coordinates = {{coord|49.4017|0.1294|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 60
|elevation min m = 0
|elevation max m = 144
|area km2 = 3.30
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Villerville ({{IPA|fr|vilɛʁvil|-|Fr-Villerville.ogg}}) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. The commune is located towards the eastern end of the {{convert|40|km|mi|abbr=on}} coastline called the Côte Fleurie (Flowery Coast).
In entertainment
In the summer of 1923 the American art collector and patron Peggy Guggenheim rented a villa in the village and entertained, amongst others, the American photographer Man Ray and his partner, the French model, singer, artist and 'Queen of Montparnasse' Alice Prin, also known as 'Kiki'. According the recently published biography of Kiki, Peggy would encourage her guests to paint in the villa's garden, and Peggy "picked up a brush for the first and last time of her life."{{cite book |last1=Braude |first1=Mark |title=Kiki Man Ray: Art, Love and Rivalry in 1920s Paris |date=2023 |publisher=W.W. Norton & Co. |page=77}}
Composer Francis Bayer (1938–2004) was born in Villerville.
The film A Monkey in Winter Un singe en hiver, starring Jean Gabin and Jean-Paul Belmondo, was shot there in 1962.{{cite web |url=http://www.villerville.fr/ |title=Bienvenue sur le site de Villerville |publisher=Villerville site |accessdate=December 24, 2012 |quote=C'est aussi dans ce village que Henri Verneuil a posé ses cameras pour la réalisation du Film Un Singe en Hiver, il y a 50 ans. |archive-date=July 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720225203/http://www.villerville.fr/ |url-status=dead }} In French Villerville celebrated the film's 50th anniversary with special events from 30 June to 20 October 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.francetv.fr/culturebox/villerville-fete-les-50-ans-du-film-dhenri-verneuil-un-singe-en-hiver-99941 |title=Villerville fête les 50 ans du film d'Henri Verneuil "Un singe en hiver" |publisher=francetv.fr |accessdate=December 24, 2012}} In French.
La Baleine Theatre (The Whale Theater) operated between July and November 1894. The brainchild of Simon-Max, who managed Villerville's Casino for a time, he purchased the remains of a beached whale at auction and had it converted into a theater seating 80–100, where he himself performed in various revues.Baleine de Villerville, in French.{{Circular reference|date=September 2023}}
The attraction was so successful it was moved first to Trouville, then to the Casino de Paris, where it served the dual function of a museum and theater. It was destroyed by fire on the night of February 25–26, 1895, causing the Casino substantial damage.Baleine de Villerville in French.{{Circular reference|date=September 2023}}
The "Friends of the Villerville Whale" was founded in 2013 with the aim of reviving the town's casino. In July 2014 they commemorated the 120th anniversary of The Whale Theater.[https://www.normandythenandnow.com/where-theres-a-whale-theres-a-way-in-villerville/ Where there’s a whale there’s a way, in Villerville]
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-14755#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |728
|1975 |722
|1982 |733
|1990 |686
|1999 |676
|2009 |772
|2014 |694
|2020 |591
}}
International relations
Villerville is twinned with:
- Hausen bei Würzburg (in Bavaria, Germany)
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://www.villerville.fr Official site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720225203/http://www.villerville.fr/ |date=2011-07-20 }}
- Extraordinary history of the [http://www.normandythenandnow.com/where-theres-a-whale-theres-a-way-in-villerville/ theatre inside a whale, at Villerville]
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Category:Communes of Calvados (department)
Category:Seaside resorts in France
Category:Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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