Cricqueville-en-Bessin

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Cricqueville-en-Bessin
Commune
La Pointe du Hoc
Location of Cricqueville-en-Bessin
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Coordinates: 49°22′38″N 1°00′01″W / 49.3771°N 1.0002°W / 49.3771; -1.0002
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Bayeux
Canton	Trévières
Intercommunality	CC Isigny-Omaha Intercom
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Pascale Vibet[1]
Area 1	8.55 km2 (3.30 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	170
• Density	20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14204 /14450
Elevation	0–39 m (0–128 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cricqueville-en-Bessin (French pronunciation: [kʁikvil ɑ̃ bɛsɛ̃] ^ⓘ, literally Cricqueville in Bessin) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

The municipality takes its name from its deep-water creek that forms a natural harbor, from Crycavilla.