Beaumont-en-Auge
Beaumont-en-Auge (French pronunciation: [bomɔ̃ ɑ̃.n‿oʒ] , literally Beaumont in Auge) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. The town hosts one of the last kaleidoscope manufacturers in France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 542 | — |
| 1968 | 469 | −13.5% |
| 1975 | 409 | −12.8% |
| 1982 | 397 | −2.9% |
| 1990 | 472 | +18.9% |
| 1999 | 496 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 458 | −7.7% |
Notable people
- Pierre-Simon Laplace (1749–1827), mathematician, physicist, astronomer and philosopher.
- Jean-Charles Langlois (1789–1870), soldier and military commander during the Napoleonic Wars, painter of battles.
See also
- The brilliance of Beaumont-en-Auge; vintage and current images of the village with a short biography of Laplace
- Communes of the Calvados department
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Clerke, Agnes Mary (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). pp. 200–202.
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