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| Bohun (Calvados) | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bohun |
| Settlement type | Commune (former) |
| Subdivision type | Country |
| Subdivision name | France |
| Subdivision type1 | Region |
| Subdivision name1 | Normandy |
| Subdivision type2 | Department |
| Subdivision name2 | Calvados |
| Subdivision type3 | Arrondissement |
| Subdivision name3 | Caen |
| Subdivision type4 | Canton |
| Subdivision name4 | Le Hom |
| Established title | Merged |
| Established date | 1 January 2016 |
| Unit pref | Metric |
| Area total km2 | 5.81 |
| Population total | 177 |
| Population as of | 2013 |
| Elevation m | 200 |
| Postal code | 14570 |
Bohun (Calvados) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of northwestern France. Located in the arrondissement of Caen and the canton of Le Hom, Bohun was merged into the commune of Le Hom on 1 January 2016. The locality is a small rural settlement characterized by bocage landscapes, historic parish structures, and proximity to regional transport and cultural corridors.
Bohun lies within the historical province of Normandy and the modern administrative Calvados near the urban influence of Caen and the market towns of Falaise and Vire. The territory is part of the Bocage normand, showing mixed pasture, hedgerow, and woodland patterns associated with Seine catchment tributaries and the rolling plateau that extends toward the Orne border. Elevation ranges from low valleys to hilltops that provide views toward the Pays d'Auge and the Auge region apple orchards tied to Calvados production. Local roads connect Bohun to departmental routes leading to A84 and regional railheads at Bayeux and Argentan.
The area encompassing Bohun has roots in medieval Norman settlement and feudal lordship tied to families whose names appear across Calvados charters and manorial records. During the Middle Ages Bohun's lands were influenced by the territorial politics of Duchy of Normandy and the redistribution following the Hundred Years' War. In the early modern period the village participated in the agrarian economy that supplied nearby abbeys such as Abbaye aux Hommes and parish networks under the Diocese of Bayeux. In the 19th century Bohun appears in cadastral surveys compiled during the French Restoration and the July Monarchy, and its rural demographic profile mirrored national trends of agricultural persistence. The 20th century brought wartime occupation during the World War II campaigns in Normandy and postwar administrative reorganization culminating in the 2016 municipal consolidation that formed Le Hom.
Population figures for Bohun reflect the demographic patterns of small Norman communes: modest totals with slow decline during industrial urbanization, punctuated by rural retention and occasional in-migration associated with peri-urban development around Caen. Census returns in the late 20th and early 21st centuries recorded residents numbering in the low hundreds, with age structures influenced by agricultural employment linked to livestock farming and orchard cultivation tied to regional specialties like Cidre and Calvados. Local population dynamics have been shaped by access to services in nearby municipal centers such as Cahagnes and Saint-Martin-de-Sallen.
Administratively Bohun was part of the arrondissement of Caen and the canton of Le Hom prior to its merger. The commune participated in intercommunal cooperation frameworks typical of French local governance, liaising with neighboring communes and departmental authorities in Calvados on matters such as road maintenance, land-use planning, and cultural programming. The 2016 merger into Le Hom followed prefectural procedures under national legislation encouraging consolidation of small communes, aligning Bohun with larger municipal structures and the Conseil départemental du Calvados for budgetary and statutory management.
Bohun's economy has been historically agricultural, with mixed farming, dairy production connected to AOC practices of the Normandy region, and apple orchards supplying Cidre and Calvados producers. Small-scale artisanal activities and rural services supported local livelihoods, while residents also commuted to employment centers in Caen, Falaise, and Vire. Infrastructure includes departmental roads linking to national routes, proximity to regional rail corridors serving Caen station and highway access to the A84. Utilities and public services were managed through intercommunal arrangements, coordinating waste collection, water supply, and rural broadband initiatives promoted at the departmental level.
Bohun preserves rural Norman heritage visible in its parish church, traditional half-timbered farmhouses, and bocage lanes lined with native hedgerows that reflect landscape practices protected by regional conservation plans. Ecclesiastical and civil architecture show influences common to Calvados communes with ties to nearby heritage sites such as Château de Falaise and abbeys in Caen. Local festivals and fêtes often celebrate Cidre culture, artisanal gastronomy, and seasonal agricultural cycles that link Bohun to broader Norman cultural tourism circuits including Route du Cidre and historic trails associated with William the Conqueror.
Several individuals with connections to Bohun have been recorded in municipal annals, often landowners, clergy, or civil servants documented in departmental archives such as the Archives départementales du Calvados. The locality's proximity to centers like Caen, Falaise, and Bayeux has meant that regional figures in administration, agriculture, and heritage conservation occasionally had ties to Bohun, contributing to local civic life and participation in cantonal institutions.
Category:Former communes of Calvados (department) Category:Geography of Normandy