Bessin () is an area in

Normandy Normandy (; or ) is a geographical and cultural region in northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy. Normandy comprises Normandy (administrative region), mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular N ...

, France, corresponding to the territory of the Bajocasses, a Gallic tribe from whom Bayeux, its main town, takes its name.

History

The territory was annexed by the count of Rouen in 924. The Bessin corresponds to the former diocese of Bayeux, which was incorporated into the Calvados '' département'' following the French Revolution.

Ecology

Part of the Bessin is now administered as a national park for its importance as marshland.

References

Geography of Calvados (department) Former provinces of France {{Calvados-geo-stub