Acqueville () is a former commune in the

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department in the

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of northwestern

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. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of

Cesny-les-Sources Cesny-les-Sources () is a Communes of France, commune in the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department in northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Cesny-Bo ...

Geography

Acqueville is located some 25 km south of

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and 10 km east of

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. It lies in a flat farming area on the D157 road which runs south from Cesny-Bois-Halbout through the centre of Acqueville south to join the D6 which forms the southern border of the commune. The north-western border of Acqueville is formed by Highway D23 while the north-eastern border is Highway D156. In the east and west the border is formed by several country roads. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of L'Outre in the west, Puant in the east, and Le Buisson in the south-west.Google Maps
/ref> The ''Ruisseau de Bactot'' flows through the commune from south-west to north-east where it continues to join the Laize north-east of Moulines.

Toponymy

''Acqueville'' was called ''Akevilla'' in 1204:

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and

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, ''Etymological Dictionary of place names in France'', Ed. Larousse, Paris, 1963 the German or Scandinavian

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''Aki'' or ''Aka'', and in Latin a "rural villa".

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Acqueville ;Mayors from 1939 The council was composed of eleven members, including the mayor and two deputies.

Population

The inhabitants of Acqueville are known as ''Acquevillais'' or ''Acquevillaises'' in French.

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: *A Farmhouse at Puant (1760) *The Chateau de la Motte (1614 and 1694) *The Park of the Chateau de la Motte (16th century) *A Farmhouse at la Cour Fontaine (18th century) *A Farmhouse (1783) *A House (18th century) *Houses and Farms (17th to 19th centuries) *A Manor House (15th century)

Religious heritage

The commune has two religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: *The Church of Saint-Aubin (13th century) *A Cemetery Cross at the Church of Saint-Aubin (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée File:Acqueville église Saint Aubin nef.JPG, Church of Saint Aubin Interior File:Acqueville église Saint Aubin portail sud.JPG, Church of Saint Aubin south entrance File:Acqueville église Saint Aubin portail ouest.jpg, Church of Saint Aubon west entrance File:Église Saint-Aubin d'Acqueville chapiteau 03.JPG,

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in the Church of Saint Aubin File:Église Saint-Aubin d'Acqueville chapiteau 02.JPG,

in the Church of Saint Aubin

Bibliography

*Arcisse de Caumont, ''Monumental Statistics of Calvados'', Ed. Hardel, Caen, 1850, Pages 564-567

External links

Acqueville on the community of communes website

Acqueville on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Acqueville'' on the 1750 Cassini Map

References

{{authority control Former communes of Calvados (department) Populated places disestablished in 2019