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.

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
20142019Éric SohierSEEditor

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Angovillais or Angovillaises in French.

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:
  • Houses and Farms
  • A Farmhouse
  • The Saint Anne Fountain
  • The Town Hall
  • The 'Motte de Rouvrou'' Fortified Site'''

Religious heritage

The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
  • The Tomb of the Rabâche family
  • The Tomb of Jean-François Rabâche
  • The Tomb of Priest François Bouquet
  • The '''Parish Church of Saint-Anne'''