Barbery () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.
Geography
Barbery is located some 18 km south by south-east of Caen and 10 km east by north-east of Thury-Harcourt. Access to the commune is by the D131 road from Croisilles in the south-west which passes through the heart of the commune and the village before continuing north-east to Urville. The D23 comes from Cesny-Bois-Halbout in the south and passes through the village before continuing north to join Route nationale N158 at Saint-Aignan-de-Cramesnil. The D156A goes south-east from the village to Moulines. The D237 branches off the D131 in the east of the commune and goes south-east to join the D167 east of the commune. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of L'Abbaye, Faverolles, Le Londel, and Le Mesnil Touffray. The commune is entirely farmland.
The Ruisseau du Val Clair rises north of the village and flows north to join the Laize at Bretteville-sur-Laize. The Ruisseau de Corneville also rises north of the village, east of the Ruisseau du Val Clair, and flows north to join the Laize at Les Écluses.
The commune borders the area known as Suisse Normande.
History During early medieval times Barbery and its abbey were under the control of the de Livet family.
Barbery appears as Barbery on the 1750 Cassini Map and the same on the 1790 version.
Heraldry
Administration
List of Successive Mayors From To Name 1997 2001 Ferdinand Lecouvey 2001 2014 Alain Crocqueville 2014 2023 Guy Pislard 2023 2026 Luc Lebouvier
Demography The inhabitants of the commune are known as Barberigeois or Barberigeoises in French.Le nom des habitants du 14 - Calvados, habitants.fr
Culture and heritage
Civil heritage The commune has many buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments: The Petite-Abbaye Industrial Cheese Factory (20th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Farmhouses (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Chateau at Mesnil-Aumont (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Manor/Chateau at Mesnil-Touffray (15th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Old Abbey Manor at Faverolles (12th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
Religious heritage
The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: The old Cistercian Abbey of Notre-Dame of Barbery (12th century) founded by Robert Marmion in 1181. The site is shared with the neighbouring commune of Bretteville-sur-Laize. The Parish Church of Saint Peter (13th century).Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects: Statues (16th-18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A green Sofa, Armchair, and 2 Chairs (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Stoup (16th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Baptismal font (16th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy An Altar and Tabernacle (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy 4 Stained glass windows (1909/1932)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Presbytery (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Parish Church of Saint Martin at Mesnil-Touffray (13th century).Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects: Statues (16th-20th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Pulpit (18th century) (destroyed)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Baptismal font (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy An Altar, Tabernacle, and Retable (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy Tombstones (17th-18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Monument to Charles de Lalongny (1640)Ministry of Culture, Palissy
See also Communes of the Calvados department
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