Vassy, Calvados

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Part of Valdallière in Normandy, France

Coat of arms

Location of Vassy

48°51′12″N 0°40′30″W / 48.8533°N 0.675°W / 48.8533; -0.675CountryFranceRegionNormandyDepartmentCalvadosArrondissementVireCantonCondé-en-NormandieCommuneValdallièreArea

31.01 km² (11.97 sq mi)Population

(2019)^[1]

1,701 • Density55/km² (140/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal code

14410

Elevation103–260 m (338–853 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vassy (French pronunciation: [vasi] ^ⓘ) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Valdallière.^[2]

It is said to be the origin of the surnames de Vesci and Vesely in England, introduced after the Norman Conquest in 1066.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,521	—
1968	1,410	−7.3%
1975	1,450	+2.8%
1982	1,601	+10.4%
1990	1,611	+0.6%
1999	1,649	+2.4%
2009	1,774	+7.6%

References

^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
^ Arrêté préfectoral 13 October 2015 (in French)
^ "Vesely Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". HouseOfNames. Retrieved 3 March 2022.