Grangues
Commune in Normandy, France
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Grangues (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃ɡ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department and Normandy region of north-western France.
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 The church in Grangues | |
 Location of Grangues | |
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| Coordinates: 49°16′02″N 0°03′14″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Lisieux |
| Canton | Cabourg |
| Intercommunality | CC Normandie-Cabourg-Pays d'Auge |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Denis Moisson[1] |
Area 1 | 6.61 km2 (2.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 288 |
| • Density | 43.6/km2 (113/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14316 /14160 |
| Elevation | 16–141 m (52–463 ft) (avg. 130 m or 430 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 161 | — |
| 1975 | 143 | −1.68% |
| 1982 | 180 | +3.34% |
| 1990 | 184 | +0.28% |
| 1999 | 241 | +3.04% |
| 2009 | 246 | +0.21% |
| 2014 | 244 | −0.16% |
| 2020 | 276 | +2.08% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Name
The attested forms are de Girangis, without date (cartulary of Préaux) ;[4] Granchae in 1198 (magni rotuli scacc. p. 58, 2) ;[5] [Johannes de] Guerengues in 1216 (AC, H 321); [Apud] Grengueis in 1220 ; Grengues in 1282 (AN, J 220,2) ;[6][4] Greyngues in 1282 (cart. norm. n° 996, p. 256) ; Granges Generenciæ in the 13th century (cart. of Préaux) ; Grenguez 14th century ; Grenchiæ 16th century (Lisieux, p. 52).[5]
This is a medieval toponymic formation, probably old since it is not preceded by the definite article. François de Beaurepaire brings Grangues closer to Goring (Oxford, Garinges 10th century); Goring (Sussex, Garinges 10th century) and Gerringe (Denmark, Gaeringhe 1470), without specifying the etymology.[4] The two British Gorings admit as etymology, either "property of the family or relatives of a man called *Gāra, an unattested Old English personal name, followed by the Germanic suffix -ingas,[7][8] or “the people at the end, from the corner of the piece of land”, on Old English gāra 'piece of land' + suffix -ingas.[7] The Old Norse word geiri influenced by the Old English gāra 'piece of land, probably triangular' > gaire, is well attested in Norman toponymy, generally it gave the microtoponyms La Gare or La Guerre.[9][10]
