Old cadastres of Vierville and evolution of the waterfront

The old cadastres of Vierville and the development of the beach

It was in 1823 that the first cadastre of the commune was established, imposed by the legislation of the time (prescribed apparently under the First Empire, but deadlines for completion were inevitable, since it was a work concerning all of France.

It was designed by Mr. Aubert, surveyor, under the direction of Mr. Simon, Chief Surveyor, and Mr. Maupassant, Director of Contributions. The Count of Montalivault, Councillor of State, was Prefect and Mr. Henry de Margerie was Mayor of Vierville.

This cadastre divided the municipality into 4 sections: A in the Southeast, B in the Southwest, C in the Northwest, and D in the Northeast.

The Port-en-Bessin-Grandcamp roads and the descent to the sea - route de Formigny delimited these four sections of very uneven surfaces.

The cadastre of 1823, assembly plan

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Detailed view of the quarter NO

Detailed view of the quarter NE

Detailed view of the quarter SO

Detailed view of the quarter SE

The cadastre of 1823

Central part of the village

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The cadastre of 1823

From the sea to the Vaumicel

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Vierville Castle

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The sea (cadastre 1823)

Herod (cadastre 1823)

Vacqueville (cadastre 1823)

from the sea to Hamel to the Priest

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Saint-Sever (cadastre 1823)

The Vaumicel (cadastre 1823)

Crespigny and Normanville (cadastre 1823)

Than (cadastre 1823)

The cadastre of 1823

The South of Pavée Street and the church

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The Commune had in each of the 4 sections of communal land, in the south, "Vignets", and in the north, the cliffs including the lower parts at their foot, until the strike. The first project to share these communes dates from 1830.

[The name of the vignettes may come from "vignot", a kind of thorny jounc. But it could also come from vines exploited before the apple was brought to Normandy by Spaniards. The vine, of Roman origin, would have been planted on poor and stony soils. Norman wine, apart from a few rare crus (Evreux it seems) was probably a drink low in alcohol and acid, in short a "picket". Cider has advantageously replaced it as an alcoholic beverage avoiding drinking generally polluted and therefore dangerous water.]

It was in 1846 that the municipality decided to distribute these communes, on the one hand the Vignets, on the other hand the cliffs, among the 85 families - we said fires at the time - of the municipality, by lot.