Bons-Tassilly
Commune in Normandy, France
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Bons-Tassilly (French pronunciation: [bɔ̃ tasiji] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Bons-Tassilly | |
|---|---|
 The church in Tassilly | |
 Location of Bons-Tassilly | |
  Bons-Tassilly Location within France  Bons-Tassilly Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°58′N 0°14′W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Falaise |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Falaise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Olivier Cateau[1] |
Area 1 | 9.38 km2 (3.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 392 |
| • Density | 41.8/km2 (108/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14088 /14420 |
| Elevation | 130–206 m (427–676 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 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 | 394 | — |
| 1975 | 345 | −1.88% |
| 1982 | 354 | +0.37% |
| 1990 | 332 | −0.80% |
| 1999 | 387 | +1.72% |
| 2007 | 392 | +0.16% |
| 2012 | 381 | −0.57% |
| 2017 | 404 | +1.18% |
| 2023 | 392 | −0.50% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
National Heritage sites
The Commune has four buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique[7]
- Polissoir a Neolithic polishing stone, that was listed in 1976.[8]
- Polissoir another Neolithic polishing stone, that was listed in 1976.[9]
- Eglise Saint-Quentin de Tassilly is a seventeenth century church, that was listed in 1928.[10]
- Chapelle de Bons is a seventeenth century church, that was listed in 1928.[11]
Notable people
- Étienne-François Turgot - (1721 - 1789) was a French naturalist, knight of Malta and governor of French Guiana, who died here.[12]
- Louis Félix Étienne, marquis de Turgot - (1796 - 1866) a diplomat and politician, who was born here.[13]
