# Auvillars

> commune in Calvados, France

**Wikidata**: [Q776541](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q776541)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auvillars)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/auvillars

## Summary
Auvillars is a commune (municipality) in the Calvados department of northwestern France. It is administratively part of the arrondissement of Lisieux and was attached to the canton of Cambremer until March 2015.

## Key Facts
- Auvillars is a commune in Calvados, France.  
- Wikidata description: "commune in Calvados, France."  
- Wikipedia title: Auvillars.  
- Sitelink count (Wikidata-derived): 47.  
- Coordinates: latitude 49.196944444444, longitude 0.065555555555556.  
- Administrative arrondissement: Lisieux (arrondissement of France).  
- Department: Calvados (French department; inception date recorded as 1790-03-04).  
- Canton affiliation: canton of Cambremer (was the canton for Auvillars until March 2015).  
- Administrative type: commune of France (France territorial subdivision for municipalities; inception recorded as 1789).  
- Population (historical / recorded values from source): 235.0; 242.0; 237.0; 227.0; 220.0; 185.0; 177.0; 158.0; 178.0; 178.0; 205.0; 225.0; 216.0; 212.0; 211.0; 224.0; 238.0.  
- Country (national context): France (country in Western Europe and overseas territories).  
- Related higher-level administrative entity: France — origins and key inception dates shown in source include Treaty of Verdun (843 AD) establishing West Francia, and the First French Empire (inception recorded as 1804-05-18) as listed in the supplied material.

## FAQs
Q: What is Auvillars?  
A: Auvillars is a French commune (municipality) located in the Calvados department and administered within the arrondissement of Lisieux.

Q: Where is Auvillars located geographically?  
A: The commune sits at latitude 49.196944444444 and longitude 0.065555555555556 in northwestern France, within the department of Calvados.

Q: How is Auvillars governed administratively?  
A: Auvillars is a commune — the basic municipal subdivision in France — part of the arrondissement of Lisieux and, until March 2015, part of the canton of Cambremer. It is governed under French municipal law as a commune.

Q: What is known about Auvillars’ population?  
A: The source provides a series of historical population figures for Auvillars: 235.0; 242.0; 237.0; 227.0; 220.0; 185.0; 177.0; 158.0; 178.0; 178.0; 205.0; 225.0; 216.0; 212.0; 211.0; 224.0; 238.0.

Q: What official identifiers or metadata exist for Auvillars in the source?  
A: The entry includes a Wikipedia title ("Auvillars"), a Wikidata description ("commune in Calvados, France"), and a sitelink count of 47 as reported in the provided data.

Q: How does Auvillars relate to broader French administrative history?  
A: Auvillars is part of the French commune system established after 1789; it lies within Calvados, a department created with an inception date recorded as 1790-03-04 in the provided material.

## Why It Matters
Auvillars matters as one of the basic municipal units of the French Republic. As a commune it is the frontline of local governance, public services, and civic identity in France’s administrative structure. Its recorded population series document local demographic scale and trends that matter for municipal budgeting, planning, and representation. Being located in Calvados and the arrondissement of Lisieux places Auvillars within specific departmental and subprefectural administrative frameworks that determine elections, intercommunal cooperation, and the delivery of departmental services. Its inclusion in public reference sources (Wikipedia, Wikidata and the recorded sitelink count) shows it is a recognized territorial entity within national and international datasets.

## Notable For
- Being a commune in the Calvados department of France.  
- Administrative placement in the arrondissement of Lisieux.  
- Former attachment to the canton of Cambremer until the canton reorganisation in March 2015.  
- A documented sequence of small-population values reflecting its status as a small rural municipality.  
- Presence in public knowledge bases: a Wikipedia page titled "Auvillars", a Wikidata description, and a sitelink count of 47.

## Body

### Overview
Auvillars is officially classified as a commune, the standard municipal subdivision in France. The provided data identifies it specifically within the department of Calvados and the arrondissement of Lisieux. The source lists Auvillars’ geographic coordinates and multiple administrative relationships and identifiers recorded in public knowledge bases.

### Location and administrative divisions
- Country: France (Auvillars is a French commune).  
- Department: Calvados. The source records Calvados as a French department with an inception date of 1790-03-04.  
- Arrondissement: Lisieux. Auvillars is administered within the arrondissement of Lisieux.  
- Canton: Cambremer. Auvillars was part of the canton of Cambremer until March 2015; the source explicitly notes the canton affiliation lasting up to that date.  
- Commune type: The entry links Auvillars to the general class "commune of France," the municipal-level territorial subdivision with an inception recorded as 1789 in the supplied material.

### Coordinates and geography
- Latitude: 49.196944444444.  
- Longitude: 0.065555555555556.  
These coordinates place Auvillars in northwestern France within the Calvados department, as stated in the source material.

### Population and demographics
- The source provides a series of population values for Auvillars: 235.0; 242.0; 237.0; 227.0; 220.0; 185.0; 177.0; 158.0; 178.0; 178.0; 205.0; 225.0; 216.0; 212.0; 211.0; 224.0; 238.0.  
- These figures indicate small absolute population counts consistent with a small rural French commune. The source does not attach specific years to each figure; the numbers are reported as provided.

### Administrative history and dates
- The commune of France as a territorial subdivision is recorded in the source with an inception around 1789. Auvillars exists as an instance of that subdivision.  
- Calvados department inception is recorded as 1790-03-04 in the supplied material, situating Auvillars within a department created during the French revolutionary administrative reorganisation.  
- Canton change: Auvillars was linked to the canton of Cambremer until March 2015 — the source explicitly states this temporal relation.

### Related entities and contextual relationships
- France: Auvillars is in the country France. The supplied material gives extensive contextual information about France, including historical inception markers such as the Treaty of Verdun (843 AD) and the First French Empire (inception noted as 1804-05-18) which are part of the country-level context provided alongside the commune’s data.  
- Canton of Cambremer: Listed as the canton to which Auvillars belonged until March 2015. The canton is identified as a French canton in the source.  
- Arrondissement of Lisieux: The arrondissement is noted as the immediate subprefectural division for Auvillars.  
- Commune of France (type): The source links Auvillars to the general concept of French communes, itself recorded with an inception in 1789.

### Identifiers, links and references
- Wikipedia entry title: "Auvillars."  
- Wikidata description: "commune in Calvados, France."  
- Sitelink count: 47 (as recorded in the provided structured data).  
- No SEO data was provided in the source material.

### Data provenance and limits
- All facts in this entry derive solely from the supplied source material. Population values are listed as provided without year labels because the source did not furnish corresponding dates. No additional geographic, demographic, historical, economic, or cultural details beyond those explicitly included in the source were added.

### How Auvillars fits in national structures
- As a commune, Auvillars is part of the municipal level created by the post-1789 administrative framework.  
- It is nested within the Calvados department (established 1790-03-04) and the arrondissement of Lisieux.  
- Its canton affiliation changed (it was in the canton of Cambremer until March 2015), reflecting the canton reorganisation referenced by the source.

(End of entry.)

## References

1. BnF authorities
2. dataset of postal codes in France. 2018
3. INSEE code
4. [Source](https://archives.calvados.fr/classificationScheme/11d99609-7d05-4864-9e3e-7f744d9c2753)
5. répertoire géographique des communes
6. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
7. Annuaire de service-public.fr
8. Recensement de la population 2015. National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 2017
9. Populations légales 2016
10. Populations légales 2017
11. Populations légales 2018
12. [Populations légales communales depuis 1968. National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies](https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2522602)
13. Populations légales 2019
14. Populations légales 2020
15. Populations légales 2021
16. Populations de référence 2022
17. Populations de référence 2023
18. [Code officiel géographique](https://www.insee.fr/fr/information/3363419)
19. National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies
20. GeoNames
21. [répertoire géographique des communes. 2015](https://wxs-telechargement.ign.fr/83edtfdyqte031y0ra49d2e3/telechargement/inspire/RGC-2015-01$RGC2015/file/RGC2015.7z)
22. [2016](https://data.geopf.fr/telechargement/download/GEOFLA/GEOFLA_2-2_COMMUNE_SHP_LAMB93_FXX_2016-06-28/GEOFLA_2-2_COMMUNE_SHP_LAMB93_FXX_2016-06-28.7z)
23. [Code officiel géographique. 2017](https://www.insee.fr/fr/information/2560698)