Courcy, Calvados
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Courcy | |
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Courcy | |
Coordinates: 48°58′20″N 0°02′31″W / 48.9722°N 0.0419°WCoordinates: 48°58′20″N 0°02′31″W / 48.9722°N 0.0419°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Calvados |
Arrondissement | Caen |
Canton | Falaise |
Intercommunality | Pays de Falaise |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Marc Verdonck |
Area 1 | 9.12 km2 (3.52 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 129 |
• Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 14190 /14170 |
Elevation | 38–79 m (125–259 ft) (avg. 55 m or 180 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Courcy (French pronunciation: [kuʁsi] (listen)) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Population[]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 216 | — |
1968 | 191 | −11.6% |
1975 | 166 | −13.1% |
1982 | 154 | −7.2% |
1990 | 152 | −1.3% |
1999 | 141 | −7.2% |
2008 | 153 | +8.5% |
Sights[]
- Château de Courcy, 12th/13th-century castle.
- Church of Saint Gervais and Saint Protais. The church was built, added to and altered between the 12th and 18th centuries. It is constructed of limestone with a tiled roof.
The choir dates from the 12th century. There is a 16th-century tomb. The nave and tower date from the 18th century. A 17th-century sacristry was replaced in 1830 by the present sacristy.
The church has been a listed monument historique since 1927.[2]
See also[]
- Communes of the Calvados department
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Base Mérimée: Eglise Paroissiale Saint-Gervais, Saint-Protais, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
External links[]
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- Base Mérimée: Eglise Paroissiale Saint-Gervais, Saint-Protais, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Château de Courcy, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
Categories:
- Communes of Calvados (department)
- Calvados (department) geography stubs