Courcy, Calvados

Courcy is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Courcy
Commune
The church in Courcy
Location of Courcy
Courcy Courcy
Coordinates: 48°58′20″N 0°02′31″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Falaise
Intercommunality	Trois Rivières
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Thérèse Thoretton
Area ^1	9.12 km^2 (3.52 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	134
• Density	15/km^2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14190 /14170
Elevation	38–79 m (125–259 ft) (avg. 55 m or 180 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	216	—
1968	191	−11.6%
1975	166	−13.1%
1982	154	−7.2%
1990	152	−1.3%
1999	141	−7.2%
2008	153	+8.5%

Sights

• Château de Courcy, 12th/13th-century castle.
• Church of Saint Gervais and Saint Protais. The church was built, added to and altered between the 12th and 18th centuries. It is constructed of limestone with a tiled roof.

The choir dates from the 12th century. There is a 16th-century tomb. The nave and tower date from the 18th century. A 17th-century sacristry was replaced in 1830 by the present sacristy.

The church has been a listed monument historique since 1927.[2]

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Base Mérimée: Eglise Paroissiale Saint-Gervais, Saint-Protais, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

External links

• Base Mérimée: Eglise Paroissiale Saint-Gervais, Saint-Protais, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Château de Courcy, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)