Angoville, Calvados


Angoville is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of Cesny-les-Sources.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Angovillais or Angovillaises

Geography

Angoville is located some 30 km south of Caen and 10 km east by south-east of Thury-Harcourt. The D6 road from Thury-Harcourt to Ussy forms the northern border of the commune. Access to the commune is by the D241 road from Tréprel in the south which passes through the length of the commune and the village and continues north to join the D6 on the border. The commune is mostly farmland with an area of forest in the south which is part of the large Bois de Saint-Claire.

History

Toponymy

Angoville is composed of the old French "ville" meaning a rural area or village and a Scandinavian name Asgaut, gallicized to Asgot, Ansgot, Angot, and Ango - originally the Norman surname Ango and Angot which are widespread in Seine-Maritime.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Angoville
FromToNamePartyPosition
??Louis-Aimable AuvrayFarmer
??M. Pourdais
?2001Guy Bourdais
20012014Daniel SimonSEFarmer
20142020Éric SohierSEEditor

Demography

In 2010, the commune had 34 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the town since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.

Economy

The main activities are dairy farming and cropping.

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: