Vienne-en-Bessin is a small French commune located in the Calvados department, in the northwestern part of France. The locality takes its name from the historic Bessin area; administratively it belonged to the Basse-Normandie region until the 2016 territorial reform that created the larger Normandy region.
Location and name
The name Vienne-en-Bessin identifies the settlement as part of the Bessin landscape west of Caen. As a commune, it forms the lowest tier of French local government within the departmental structure of Calvados.
Administration
Like other communes in France, Vienne-en-Bessin is managed by a municipal council and a mayor who handle local services and regulations. It is administratively attached to the Calvados department and subject to national laws of France.
Context
- The term commune denotes the basic administrative unit in France.
- Calvados (department) is part of the broader Normandy territory that now includes the former Basse-Normandie.