Juvigny-sur-Seulles

Juvigny-sur-Seulles is a commune. It is found in the region Basse-Normandie in the Calvados department in the northwest of France.

Juvigny-sur-Seulles
Administration
Country	France
Region	Lower Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Tilly-sur-Seulles
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Val de Seulles
Mayor	Geoffroy Jegou du Laz (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	53–118 m (174–387 ft) (avg. 110 m/360 ft)
Land area1	3.53 km2 (1.36 sq mi)
Population2	65  (2007)
- Density	18/km2 (47/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	14348/ 14250
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

History

The commune existed before the French Revolution. Before, it was simply Juvigny. The name only became Juvigny-sur-Seulles in 1938.

Geography

The commune is a few kilometres away from the D-Day landings beaches. It is also near Caen and Bayeux.

Demography

Change in population
(Source : Cassini [1])

1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851	1856	1861	1866
119	73	111	108	127	114	120	121	126	116	115	116

Change in population

1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901	1906	1911	1921	1926	1931
102	97	108	100	96	92	102	83	76	78	57	70

Change in population
(Source : INSEE)

1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
82	65	53	61	61	61	50	51	55	58
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Monuments

• An 18th century castle and the village's church. They were badly damaged during the Second World War bombings in 1944.
• The old bridge of Juvigny-sur-Seulles over the river Seulles. It is a listed building in France (French: Momunment Historique) since 19 September 2006. The bridge dates back to the Middle Ages. It is made of stone and has five arches. It is one of the oldest of its kind in the Calvados department. Pilgrims used to use it to go to the Mont-Saint-Michel. Many inns, a cabaret, a bakery and a blacksmith settled around the bridge. In the 18th century, people used the bridge more because of Lime commerce.

In 1850, the inhabitants built a more modern bridge.