Barneville-la-Bertran

Geography

Barneville-la-Bertran is located north of the Pays d'Auge some 6 km south-west of Honfleur, 15 km south by south-east of Le Havre (across the Seine Estuary) and 10 km north-east of Deauville. Access to the commune is by the D62 from Pennedepie in the north which passes through the north of the commune and continues east to Équemauville. The D279 branches from the D288 south of the commune - just east of Deauville – Normandie Airport - and passes north through the village and joins the D62 just east of the commune. The commune is mostly farmland.

Toponymy

Barneville was called Barnavilla in 1062: from the Scandinavian antroponym Biarn or Barni and the Latin villa giving the meaning "rural domain". Bertran is the family name of the lords of the area in the Middle Ages.

On 6 November 1995 the commune of Barneville officially changed its name to Barneville-la-Bertran.

History

Barneville-la-Bertran appears as Barneville-la-Bertrand on the 1750 Cassini Map and as Barneville on the 1790 version.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

The municipal council is made up of 11 members including the Mayor and two deputies.

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 127 inhabitants.

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Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has two buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:

• The Manoir des Vallées (12th century)
• The Chateau of Barneville Park (1873)

Religious heritage

• The Church of Saint John the Baptist is flanked by a quadrangular tower and is registered as an historical monument.

Notable people linked to the commune

• Jean Doublet (1655 - 1728 at Barneville), pirate.
• Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy (1651 at Barneville - 1705), French writer of fairy tales.
• Françoise Sagan (1935-2004), writer, lived in the Breuil Manor before Lucien and Sacha Guitry. Died in hospital at Équemauville on 24 September 2004. Her body remained in her manor before being buried in Lot where she was born.

References

References

1. (13 September 2022). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises.
2. [https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000000535381 Décret du 6 novembre 1995 portant changement de nom de communes], ''[[Journal officiel de la République française]]'' n° 0266, 16 November 1995, p. 16810.
3. [https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/14041-barneville-la-bertran INSEE commune file]
4. [https://www.habitants.fr/calvados-14 Inhabitants of Calvados] {{in lang. fr
5. Albert Dauzat and Charles Rostaing, ''Etymological Dictionary of place names in France'', Larousse, Paris, 1963 {{in lang. fr
6. René Lepelley, ''Etymological Dictionary of commune names in Normandy'', Éditions Charles Corlet, Condé-sur-Noireau, 1996 bnf 36174448w, p. 59 {{in lang. fr
7. [http://www.ccph.fr/Barneville-la-Bertran,2,31,0.html Community of communes of Pays de Honfleur - Barneville-la-Bertran] {{webarchive. link. (June 11, 2015 , consulted on 20 April 2012 {{in lang). fr
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9. [https://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/chercher.php List of Mayors of France] {{in lang. fr
10. Reelection 2014: [http://elections.ouest-france.fr/elections-municipales-2014/calvados/14600-barneville-la-bertran.html Barneville-la-Bertran (14600) - Municipales 2014], [[Ouest-France]], consulted on 16 June 2014 {{in lang. fr
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12. {{Cassini-Ehess. 2707. Barneville-la-Bertran
13. [https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-14041#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
14. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. PA14000015. PA14000015 Manoir des Vallées {{Camera{{in lang. fr
15. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA14003343. IA14003343 Chateau of Barneville Park {{in lang. fr
16. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA00026704. IA00026704 Church of Saint John the Baptist{{Camera {{in lang. fr
17. [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Barneville-la-Bertran,+France/@49.3886,0.1878,14z Barneville-la-Bertran on Google Maps]
18. National Geographic Institute]] (IGN) website {{in lang. fr
19. [http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=49.3886&lon=0.1878&zoom=13 ''Barneville-la-Bertrand'' on the 1750 Cassini Map]
20. [http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/clipmosaiccassini400.html?lat=49.3886&lon=0.1878&zoom=12 ''Barneville'' on the 1790 Cassini Map]