Vassy, Calvados

Vassy
Part of Valdallière
Saint Martin Notre-Dame et Saint André
Saint Martin Notre-Dame et Saint André
Coat of arms of Vassy
Location of Vassy
Map
Vassy is located in France
Vassy
Vassy
Vassy is located in Normandy
Vassy
Vassy
Coordinates: 48°51′12″N 0°40′30″W / 48.8533°N 0.675°W / 48.8533; -0.675
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementVire
CantonCondé-en-Normandie
CommuneValdallière
Area
1
31.01 km2 (11.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
1,701
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
14410
Elevation103–260 m (338–853 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vassy (French pronunciation: [vasi] ) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Valdallière.[2]

It is said to be the origin of the surnames de Vesci and Vesely in England, introduced after the Norman Conquest in 1066.[3]

  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 13 October 2015 (in French)
  3. ^ "Vesely Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". HouseOfNames. Retrieved 3 March 2022.