Harcourt, Eure
For other uses of the name Harcourt, see Harcourt (disambiguation).
| Harcourt | ||
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Chateau | ||
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  Harcourt | ||
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Location within Upper Normandy region  Harcourt | ||
| Coordinates: 49°10′04″N 0°47′14″E / 49.1678°N 0.7872°ECoordinates: 49°10′04″N 0°47′14″E / 49.1678°N 0.7872°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Normandy | |
| Department | Eure | |
| Arrondissement | Bernay | |
| Canton | Brionne | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Alain Vannier | |
| Area1 | 15.2 km2 (5.9 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 936 | |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 27311 / 27800 | |
| Elevation |
81–147 m (266–482 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Harcourt (French pronunciation: [aʁkuʁ]) is a commune in the Eure department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 925 | — |
| 1968 | 933 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 935 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 934 | −0.1% |
| 1990 | 957 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 909 | −5.0% |
| 2008 | 936 | +3.0% |
Sights
- Château d'Harcourt - a medieval castle with the oldest arboretum in France: the Arboretum d'Harcourt
See also
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Harcourt, Eure. |
- Image of the gallery (in French)
- A visionary in the trees at Château d’Harcourt – how Lois-Gervais Delamarre, survivor of the French revolution, started the amazing arboretum at the chateau
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