Everything about Bayeux totally explained
Bayeux (pronounced /bajø/) is a
commune in the
Calvados département, in
Normandy in northwestern
France.
Bayeux is the home of the
Bayeux Tapestry, one of the oldest surviving complete tapestries in the world.
Administration
Bayeux is a
sub-préfecture of Calvados. It is the seat of the arrondissement of Bayeux and of the canton of Bayeux.
Location
Bayeux is located just a few kilometres from the coast of the
English Channel, and between the city of
Caen to the east and the base of the
Cotentin Peninsula to the west. The
River Aure runs through the town of Bayeux.
History
The area around Bayeux is called the
Bessin which was a
province of France until the
French Revolution. The name of the town and of its region come from the
Celtic tribe of
Bajocasses who inhabited the area.
During the
Second World War Bayeux was one of the first French towns to be liberated during the
Battle of Normandy, and on
16 June 1944 General
Charles de Gaulle made his first important speech on liberated French soil in Bayeux. The buildings in Bayeux were virtually untouched during the Battle of Normandy as the German forces defending the town were pulled away to help defend
Caen. The town hosts the largest British war cemetery in Normandy.
Natural features
The
River Aure flows through Bayeux and affords scenic views from a number of locations. The Aure river has relatively high
turbidity and its brownish water is moderate in velocity due to the slight gradient of the watercourse, although the narrow channel in locations like Bayeux centre engenders higher surface velocities;
pH levels have been measured at 8.35 in the centre of Bayeux near the
Bayeux Tapestry Museum and
electrical conductivity of the waters have tested at 37 micro-siemens per centimetre.
Turbidity has been measured at 13 centimetres by the
Secchi disc method. At this reference location of Bayeux centre, summer flows are typically in the range of 50 cubic feet per second.
Sights
Bayeux is a major tourist attraction, best known to British and French visitors for the
Bayeux tapestry, made to commemorate the
Norman conquest of England in
1066. The tapestry is believed to have been woven in
England. It is displayed in a museum in the town centre. The large
Norman-
Romanesque Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux, consecrated in
1077, was the original home of the tapestry.
Miscellaneous
The inhabitants of Bayeux are called
Bayeusains /bajøˑsɛ̃/ or
Bajocasses /bajokas/.
The communauté de communes Bayeux Intercom has a population (2004) of 28,366.
Bishops
Bishops of Bayeux include:
Births
Bayeux was the birthplace of:
Saint Marcouf
Berengar of Rennes
Alain Chartier (c. 1392-c. 1430), poet and political writerFurther Information
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