Bessin

Bessin is a landscape in Normandy, France. It corresponds to the area of ​​settlement of the Celtic Bajocasser whose names, also found in place names Bayeux, central town of the Bessin. The Bessin is known for its high-quality dairy products, such as Isigny butter.

History

In 924 belehnte King Rudolf of Burgundy the Normans William I (Normandy ) with the Bessin, so that it became a part of the later Normandy. It corresponds to the former diocese of Bayeux ( Bayeux - Lisieux diocese today ) and since the French Revolution, part of the department of Calvados.

During World War II has the so-called D-Day on the beaches of the Bessin Normandy landings took place (only Utah Beach is in the neighboring Cotentin peninsula ), which is now documented in numerous museums. There are also major American, British and German military cemeteries.