Vaux-sur-Aure (French pronunciation: [vo syʁ oʁ] , literally Vaux on Aure) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Vaux-sur-Aure
A general view of Vaux-sur-Aure
A general view of Vaux-sur-Aure
Coat of arms of Vaux-sur-Aure
Location of Vaux-sur-Aure
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Vaux-sur-Aure is located in France
Vaux-sur-Aure
Vaux-sur-Aure
Vaux-sur-Aure is located in Normandy
Vaux-sur-Aure
Vaux-sur-Aure
Coordinates: 49°18′11″N 0°42′03″W / 49.3031°N 0.7008°W / 49.3031; -0.7008
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementBayeux
CantonBayeux
IntercommunalityBayeux Intercom
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Benoît Demoulins[1]
Area
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7.60 km2 (2.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
291
 • Density38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14732 /14400
Elevation19–58 m (62–190 ft)
(avg. 33 m or 108 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The Barons de Gratot (Argouges) resided at the Château de Gratot in Vaux-sur-Aure. According to the French Wikipedia a legend is that a Lord of Argouges met a Fairy woman who agreed to be his wife provided he never spoke the word "Mort" [death] which was considered profane language; however he spoke it and the Fairy vanished; this legend is associated with both Château de Gratot and the Château de Argouges at Argouges.[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962265—    
1968250−5.7%
1975296+18.4%
1982318+7.4%
1990324+1.9%
1999344+6.2%
2008316−8.1%

International relations

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Vaux-sur-Aure has international relations with the city of Nagasaki, Japan, since 2005. It was a sister city of Sotome, now a subdivision of Nagasaki, since 1978.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ (A variation of this legend is found in "Ripley's Believe It or Not" (volume) V .pp.64-65)
  4. ^ International Exchange Nagasaki