Beaumais
Commune in Normandy, France
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Beaumais (French pronunciation: [bomɛ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Its Church of the Nativity dates from the 11th century, and chateau dates from the 16th century.
Beaumais | |
|---|---|
 The chateau in Beaumais | |
 Location of Beaumais | |
  Beaumais Location within France  Beaumais Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°53′45″N 0°04′26″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Falaise |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Falaise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Françoise Lorion[1] |
Area 1 | 10.73 km2 (4.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 165 |
| • Density | 15.4/km2 (39.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14053 /14620 |
| Elevation | 47–83 m (154–272 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 217 | — |
| 1975 | 205 | −0.81% |
| 1982 | 169 | −2.72% |
| 1990 | 157 | −0.92% |
| 1999 | 164 | +0.49% |
| 2007 | 186 | +1.59% |
| 2012 | 173 | −1.44% |
| 2017 | 181 | +0.91% |
| 2023 | 165 | −1.53% |
| Source: INSEE[9] | ||
Points of Interest
National Heritage sites
The commune has two buildings listed as a Monument historique.[10]
- Château à Beaumais - a sixteenth century chateau, listed as a Monument historique in 1933.[11]
- église de la Nativité Notre Dame - A church built in 1107 by Richard de Belmeis in 1107 after the original church burnt down.[12] The church was listed as a Monument Historique in 1930.[12]
