Fervaques
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| local community | Livarot-Pays-d'Auge | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Lisieux | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 2 ′ N , 0 ° 15 ′ E | |
| Post Code | 14140 | |
| Former INSEE code | 14265 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 Fervaques Castle |
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Fervaques ( ) is a former French community with 670 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013), the Fervaquois , in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy .
On January 1, 2016, Fervaques was incorporated into the new municipality of Livarot-Pays-d'Auge as part of a regional reform together with 21 neighboring municipalities .
geography
Fervaques is located in the Pays d'Auge . Lisieux is located around eleven kilometers north of the village .
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1836 | 1876 | 1926 | 1946 | 1975 | 1990 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,441 | 1,134 | 718 | 575 | 583 | 555 | 551 | 670 |
| Source: Cassini, EHESS and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Fervaques Castle from the 16th / 17th centuries Century, since 1995 Monument historique
- 16th century manor house, monument historique since 1980
- Saint-Germain church from the 12th century, monument historique since 2001
- The Romanesque tower dates from the 12th century. Incidentally, the building was marked by a renovation between 1891 and 1896 under the direction of the architect Charles Lucas : the nave was lengthened, the roof structure renewed, the apse rebuilt, and the entire choir restored. New windows from the workshop of the Haussaire brothers ( Reims ) were installed, two side chapels were added, new stalls were purchased and the church was painted.
religion
The Catholic Church of Saint-Germain belongs to the 34 parish of St. Peter and Paul (St Pierre et St Paul) with seat in Livarot , which is in the district "Pays d'Auge Süd" (secteur Pays d'Auge Sud) of the diocese Bayeux lies. Services in Fervaques only take place a few times a year.
Personalities
- Pierre Quantin (1759-1824), general of the artillery
Web links
Commons : Fervaques - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on the municipal merger on calvados.gouv.fr (French)
- ^ Fervaques - Cassini
- ↑ Fervaques Castle in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Manor in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Saint-Germain Church in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ The blog de la paroisse de Livarot. Retrieved June 4, 2015 .