Beaumesnil, Calvados
Encyclopedia
Beaumesnil is a commune
in the Calvados
department in the Basse-Normandie
region
in northwestern France
.
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.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Calvados
Calvados
The French department of Calvados is part of the region of Basse-Normandie in Normandy. It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the English Channel coast...
department in the Basse-Normandie
Basse-Normandie
Lower Normandy is an administrative region of France. It was created in 1956, when the Normandy region was divided into Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy...
region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
in northwestern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Geography
The village is centred on a staggered crossroads between the D52 which heads to Pont-FarcyPont-Farcy
Pont-Farcy is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-History:Pont Farcy has its origins in Gallo-Roman times: the town has always been an important crossing place due to its bridge over the River Vire. It was also passed through by the Norman Dukes...
to the north and Vire
Vire
Vire is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.- History :In 1123, Henri I Beauclerc, King of England and Duke of Normandy, had a redoubt constructed on a rocky hill top, which was surrounded by the Vire river...
to the south and the D81 which leads to Le Beny-Bocage
Le Bény-Bocage
Le Bény-Bocage is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
to the north east and Landelles-et-Coupigny
Landelles-et-Coupigny
Landelles-et-Coupigny is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
to the south west.