Biéville-Beuville

Biéville-Beuville (French pronunciation: [bjevil bøvil] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

[3] The hyphenated name originates from the former communes of Biéville-sur-Orne and Beuville, which were united in 1972.

[4] The name Biéville is believed to come from the Old German name Boio[5] or Boia[6] combined with the Old French ville, meaning farm.

[9] The lordship of Bieville was a fiefferme (a fiefdom owned by the crown but leased to a local lord).

During the Second World War, the British fought the Germans for more than a month nearby.