Notre-Dame-de-Courson
| Notre-Dame-de-Courson | |
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  Notre-Dame-de-Courson | |
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Location within Lower Normandy region  Notre-Dame-de-Courson | |
| Coordinates: 48°59′30″N 0°15′47″E / 48.9917°N 0.2631°ECoordinates: 48°59′30″N 0°15′47″E / 48.9917°N 0.2631°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Lisieux |
| Canton | Livarot |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Livarot |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2021) | Roland Bauchet |
| Area1 | 19.40 km2 (7.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 403 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14471 / 14140 |
| Elevation |
87–214 m (285–702 ft) (avg. 113 m or 371 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. | |
Notre-Dame-de-Courson is a former commune in the department of Calvados in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Livarot-Pays-d'Auge.[1]
History
Notre-Dame-de-Courson fell in medieval times within the barony of the Ferrers family at nearby Ferrières-Saint-Hilaire, who took part of the Norman Conquest of England. One branch of the Curzons from Notre-Dame-de-Courson accompanied their Ferrers overlord to England.[2]
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 529 | — |
| 1968 | 506 | −4.3% |
| 1975 | 441 | −12.8% |
| 1982 | 386 | −12.5% |
| 1990 | 416 | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 357 | −14.2% |
| 2008 | 403 | +12.9% |
International relations
Notre-Dame-de-Courson is twinned with the village of Sampford Peverell in Devon, England.
See also
References
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 24 December 2015 (French)
- ↑ The Origins of Some Anglo-Norman Families, David C. Douglas, Lewis C. Loyd, 1951
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