Courcy, Calvados

For other uses, see Courcy (disambiguation).

Courcy
Courcy
Location within Lower Normandy region  Courcy
Administration
Country	France
Region	Lower Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Morteaux-Coulibœuf
Intercommunality	Trois Rivières
Mayor	Thérèse Thoretton (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	38–79 m (125–259 ft) (avg. 55 m/180 ft)
Land area1	9.12 km2 (3.52 sq mi)
Population2	153  (2008)
- Density	17 /km2 (44 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	14190/ 14170
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.

Coordinates: 48°58′20″N 0°02′31″W / 48.9722°N 0.0419°W / 48.9722; -0.0419

Courcy is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.

Population

Historical population of Courcy, Calvados

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
216	191	166	154	152	141	153

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.^[1]

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

References

• INSEE

1. ^ Eglise Paroissiale Saint-Gervais, Saint-Protais, Ministry of culture database

External links

• Eglise Paroissiale Saint-Gervais, Saint-Protais , Ministry of Culture database (French)
• Château de Courcy, Ministry of Culture database (French)
• Château de Courcy, Ministry of Culture photo