Ryes
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Ryes | |
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 Saint Martin | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ryes  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°18′45″N 0°37′21″W / 49.3125°N 0.6225°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux |
| Canton | Bayeux |
| Intercommunality | CC Bayeux Intercom |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Roger Gucciardi[1] |
Area 1 | 9.59 km2 (3.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 491 |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14552 /14400 |
| Elevation | 15–59 m (49–194 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Ryes (French pronunciation: [ʁi]) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 359 | — |
| 1968 | 377 | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 338 | −10.3% |
| 1982 | 317 | −6.2% |
| 1990 | 421 | +32.8% |
| 1999 | 450 | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 485 | +7.8% |
Administration
Ryes was the seat of the former canton of Ryes, which included 25 communes. Since 2015, it is part of the canton of Bayeux.
Toponymy
In 1060, Ryes was mentioned under the name Rigia.
The ancient forms of its name are apparently related to the French word "raie" (Old French "roie"), deriving from the Gallo-Roman "rica", from the Gallic word "Rica" meaning a "furrow": cf. Middle Gallic "Rych", meaning a "groove", and Old Breton "rec" (modern Breton "rec'h"), meaning a "tear". The word occurred throughout the Gallo-Roman region and is attested in Low Latin in the forms "riga", "rega" and "rige" (FEW volume 10, pp. 393–394).
