Courcy, Calvados
Courcy | |
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The church in Courcy | |
Location of Courcy | |
Courcy Courcy | |
| Coordinates: 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[1] |
Area 1 | 9.12 km2 (3.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 148 |
| • Density | 16.2/km2 (42.0/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] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Favières, Pont and Vendeuvre.[3]
A single watercourse Le Douit du Houle, flows through the commune.[4]
Population
| 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% |
Points of Interest
The commune has two sites listed as a monument historique;[5]
- Château de Courcy, 12th/13th-century castle, listed as a monument since 1975.[6]
- 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.[7]
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.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Courcy · 14170, France". Courcy · 14170, France.
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Douit du Houle (I1229000)".
- ^ "Les Monuments Historiques en Calvados - 14 - Monumentum". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Ancien château fort à Courcy - PA00111247". Monumentum.
- ^ "Eglise Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais à Courcy - PA00111248". Monumentum.
- ^ Base Mérimée: Eglise Paroissiale Saint-Gervais, Saint-Protais, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Courcy (Calvados).
- 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)