Courson
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| local community | Noues de Sienne | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Vire | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 51 ′ N , 1 ° 5 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 14380 | |
| Former INSEE code | 14192 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2017 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 Notre-Dame church |
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Courson is a former French commune with the last 429 inhabitants (as of January 1 2014), the Coursonnais , in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy .
On January 1, 2017, Courson was incorporated into the new municipality of Noues de Sienne as part of a regional reform together with nine neighboring municipalities .
geography
Courson is around 68 km southwest of Caen . Saint-Lô , in the Manche department , bordered by the Courson to the west and north, is around 32 km away.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1836 | 1876 | 1926 | 1946 | 1968 | 1990 | 2014 |
| Residents | 1,434 | 1,358 | 1,118 | 742 | 797 | 591 | 420 | 429 |
| Source: Cassini, EHESS and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Notre-Dame church from the 16th century, monument historique since 1928
Web links
Commons : Courson - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on the municipal merger on calvados.gouv.fr (French)
- ^ Courson - Cassini
- ↑ Notre-Dame Church in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)