Courcy, Calvados
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Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Calvados |
Arrondissement | Caen |
Canton | Morteaux-Coulibœuf |
Intercommunality | Trois Rivières |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Thérèse Thoretton |
Area1 | 9.12 km2 (3.52 sq mi) |
Population (2008)2 | 153 |
• Density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) |
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Courcy is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
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.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Eglise Paroissiale Saint-Gervais, Saint-Protais, Ministry of culture database
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Courcy (Calvados). |
- Eglise Paroissiale Saint-Gervais, Saint-Protais , Ministry of Culture database (French)
- Château de Courcy, Ministry of Culture database (French)
- Château de Courcy, Ministry of Culture photo
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