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Notre-Dame-de-Courson (French pronunciation: [nɔtʁə dam də kuʁsɔ̃] ⓘ) 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.[2]
Notre-Dame-de-Courson | |
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Part of Livarot-Pays-d'Auge | |
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Location of Notre-Dame-de-Courson  | |
  Notre-Dame-de-Courson  Notre-Dame-de-Courson | |
| Coordinates: 48°59′30″N 0°15′47″E / 48.9917°N 0.2631°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Lisieux |
| Canton | Livarot-Pays-d'Auge |
| Commune | Livarot-Pays-d'Auge |
Area 1 | 19.40 km2 (7.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 366 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 14140 |
| Elevation | 87–214 m (285–702 ft) (avg. 113 m or 371 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
editNotre-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.[3]
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 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
editNotre-Dame-de-Courson is twinned with the village of Sampford Peverell in Devon, England.
See also
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