Evrecy

Evrecy
region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Evrecy
Community association	Vallées de l'Orne et de l'Odon
Coordinates	49 ° 6 ′ N , 0 ° 30 ′ W Coordinates: 49 ° 6 ′ N , 0 ° 30 ′ W
height	58-122 m
surface	8.31 km 2
Residents	2,008 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	242 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	14210
INSEE code	14257
Website	www.ville-evrecy.fr
	; View of Evrecy

Évrecy is a French commune with a population of 2,008 (as at 1st January 2017) in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy . Évrecy belongs to the arrondissement of Caen and the canton of Évrecy . The inhabitants are known as Ébrocéens .

geography

Évrecy is about 14 kilometers southwest of Caen . The municipality is surrounded by Gavrus in the north, Esquay-Notre-Dame in the northeast, Avenay in the east, Maizet in the southeast, Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay in the south, Vacognes-Neuilly in the southwest, Le Locheur in the west and Bougy in the northwest .

history

A Gallo-Roman cemetery with 35 graves was found north of the village in 1867 . As early as the 7th century, Evrecy was mentioned in writing with the names Evrechium , Obrecium and Hebrecium . The current place name is derived from Evrechium . Also in the 7th century there was a monastery in Évrecy, which was destroyed in the 9th century when several tribes invaded. In the 10th century, Évrecy again became the property of the Bishops of Bayeux , who had owned it before. In the 11th century there was a castle in what was then called Vreci . From 1204, Évrecy belonged to the kings of France. On March 23, 1371, King Charles IV visited Evrecy. Between 1417 and 1450 the place was briefly owned by the English King Henry V , but then came back to the French crown. The castle of Évrecy fell into disrepair, as early as the 17th century only remnants of the donjon wall remained .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2009	2016
Residents	607	619	828	1,099	1,093	1,263	1,585	2.016
Source: Cassini, EHESS and INSEE