Évrecy
Commune in Normandy, France
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Évrecy (French pronunciation: [evʁəsi] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France situated on the River Guigne.
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 A general view of Évrecy | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Évrecy | |
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| Coordinates: 49°06′02″N 0°30′07″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Évrecy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Henri Girard[1] |
Area 1 | 8.31 km2 (3.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,066 |
| • Density | 249/km2 (644/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14257 /14210 |
| Elevation | 58–122 m (190–400 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
World war 2
The commune was almost entirely destroyed on June 15, 1944, by 223 Royal Air Force Lancaster and 100 Halifax heavy bombers, with 14 Mosquito light bombers. At Évrecy the headquarters of the Wehrmacht’s Twelfth Panzer Division was destroyed, and 130 out of 430 civilians were killed, the highest proportion in any community during the Battle of Normandy.[3]
Geography
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 619 | — |
| 1975 | 828 | +4.24% |
| 1982 | 1,099 | +4.13% |
| 1990 | 1,093 | −0.07% |
| 1999 | 1,263 | +1.62% |
| 2007 | 1,525 | +2.38% |
| 2012 | 1,824 | +3.65% |
| 2017 | 2,008 | +1.94% |
| 2023 | 2,066 | +0.48% |
| Source: INSEE[7] | ||
Points of interest
National heritage sites
- Église Notre-Dame a thirteenth century church listed as a Monument historique in 1927.[8]
Twin towns – sister cities
Évrecy, along with Bougy, Éterville, Baron-sur-Odon & Gavrus is twinned with:[9]
Gaukönigshofen, Germany
