Beaumesnil, Calvados
Commune in Normandy, France
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Beaumesnil (French pronunciation: [bomenil] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Beaumesnil | |
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 The church in Beaumesnil | |
 Location of Beaumesnil | |
  Beaumesnil Location within France  Beaumesnil Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°53′39″N 0°58′57″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Vire |
| Canton | Vire Normandie |
| Intercommunality | Intercom de la Vire au Noireau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilles Porquet[1] |
Area 1 | 4.99 km2 (1.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 207 |
| • Density | 41.5/km2 (107/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14054 /14380 |
| Elevation | 72–153 m (236–502 ft) (avg. 133 m or 436 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The village is centred on a staggered crossroads between the D52 which heads to Pont-Farcy to the north and Vire to the south and the D81 which leads to Le Beny-Bocage to the north east and Landelles-et-Coupigny to the south west.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 201 | — |
| 1975 | 194 | −0.51% |
| 1982 | 152 | −3.43% |
| 1990 | 177 | +1.92% |
| 1999 | 188 | +0.67% |
| 2007 | 194 | +0.39% |
| 2012 | 215 | +2.08% |
| 2017 | 203 | −1.14% |
| 2023 | 207 | +0.33% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
