Hottot-les-Bagues

Hottot-les-Bagues
Hottot-les-Bagues
	Commune
	Military cemetery
	Location of Hottot-les-Bagues
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	Coordinates: 49°09′12″N 0°38′52″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Bayeux
Canton	Aunay-sur-Odon
Intercommunality	Seulles Terre et Mer
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Colette Orieult
Area 1	8.39 km2 (3.24 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[1]	483
• Density	58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14336 /14250
Elevation	57–138 m (187–453 ft) ; (avg. 222 m or 728 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hottot-les-Bagues is a commune in the Calvados department and Normandy region of north-western France.

Geography

Hottot-les-Bagues lies 14 kilometres south-east of Bayeux.

History

The fiefdom of Normandy was created for the Viking leader Rollo. Many of the remaining place names are of Norse origin. Hottot is believed to have taken its name from the Old Norse word haugr meaning mound or low hill.

During World War II, the Allied offensive in north-western Europe began with the Normandy landings of 6 June 1944. Within the surrounding district, there was much heavy fighting through June and July 1944 as Commonwealth forces tried to press on from Bayeux in an encircling movement to the south of Caen.

Military cemetery

Hottot-les-Bagues military cemetery contains some 1,137 graves belonging to 965 British soldiers, 34 Canadians, 3 Australians, 2 New Zealanders and 1 South African, together with 132 German soldiers. Most of the war dead lost their lives in the second fortnight of June 1944, in the furious fighting around Tilly-sur-Seulles. The cemetery can be reached from Bayeux by taking the D6 southeast. After passing through Tilly-sur-Seulles, turn westward at Juvigny onto the main road (the D9) that runs from Caen towards Caumont l'Evente.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	333	—
1968	323	−3.0%
1975	356	+10.2%
1982	370	+3.9%
1990	406	+9.7%
1999	470	+15.8%
2005	471	+0.2%
2014	482	+2.3%

References

"Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

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[1] "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.