Vieux, Calvados

Vieux
Commune
Roman ruins
Vieux
Location within Normandy region  Vieux
Coordinates: 49°06′30″N 0°25′57″W / 49.1083°N 0.4325°W / 49.1083; -0.4325Coordinates: 49°06′30″N 0°25′57″W / 49.1083°N 0.4325°W / 49.1083; -0.4325
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Évrecy
Intercommunality	Évrecy-Orne-Odon
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Mireille Beuve
Area1	5.50 km2 (2.12 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	595
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	14747 /14930
Elevation	25–112 m (82–367 ft) (avg. 93 m or 305 ft)
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.

Vieux is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

History

The town contains numerous Roman era ruins, as Vieux was a Settlement called Araegenve, and appears on the Roman map, Tabula Peutingeriana.

During the Battle of Normandy in 1944, Vieux was designated as Hill 112 position, a strategic point for the Battle of Caen, the area of rue d'Esquay and the Bas de Vieux were badly affected by the allied bombardment of July 6, 1944. The portion of these streets, destroyed at this time are now dated for its name.

Sights

• The archaeological museum of Vieux-la-Romaine (as Aregenua, Vieux was capital of the Viducasses tribe).
• Roman villa of Bas de Vieux

• 
  Le chemin Haussé.
• 
  Lavoir de la place Saint-Martin.
• 
  L'église Saint-Laurent.
• 
  Lavoir prés de church of Saint-Laurent.
• 
  Le lavoir romain des Mareaux.

Population

Population of Vieux Municipality

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

References

• INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vieux-la-Romaine.

• Site of the archaeological museum of Vieux-la-Romaine