Hottot-les-Bagues

History

The fiefdom of Normandy was created for the Viking leader Rollo. Many of the remaining place names are of Norse origin. Hottot is believed to have taken its name from the Old Norse word haugr meaning mound or low hill. During World War II, the Allied offensive in north-western Europe began with the Normandy landings of 6 June 1944. Within the surrounding district, there was much heavy fighting through June and July 1944 as Commonwealth forces tried to press on from Bayeux in an encircling movement to the south of Caen.

Geography

Hottot-les-Bagues lies 14 kilometres south-east of Bayeux.

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  760
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  674
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  646
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  642
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  583
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  568
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  543
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  439

Most recent

• M 2.8 — 2007-11-06
  7 km SSW of Chanu, France
• M 3.5 — 2007-08-01
  2 km SSE of Blonville-sur-Mer, France
• M 2.6 — 2007-07-24
  15 km W of Étretat, France
• M 3.3 — 2006-11-10
  20 km N of Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, France
• M 3.2 — 2006-08-12
  0 km SW of Merville-Franceville-Plage, France
• M 2.7 — 2006-05-11
  6 km SSE of Fougerolles-du-Plessis, France