Jurques
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| local community | Dialan sur Chaîne | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Vire | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 1 ′ N , 0 ° 45 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 14260 | |
| Former INSEE code | 14347 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2017 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 Notre-Dame church |
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Jurques ( ) is a village and a former French community with 699 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy . It belonged to the Arrondissement of Vire and the canton of Aunay-sur-Odon .
With effect from January 1, 2017, the previous municipalities of Jurques and Le Mesnil-Auzouf were merged to form a Commune nouvelle with the name Dialan sur Chaîne and have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are in Jurques.
geography
Jurques is located about 30 kilometers southeast of the department Manche nearby Saint-Lô . To the north-east, Caen is around 34 kilometers away.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1836 | 1876 | 1926 | 1946 | 1968 | 1990 | 2014 |
| Residents | 663 | 857 | 734 | 641 | 588 | 581 | 522 | 694 |
| Source: Cassini, EHESS and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Notre-Dame church; some of the equipment , including a stained-glass window is as Monument historique classified
- Dolmen Pierre Dialan , Monument historique since 1889
- Zoo and parks
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-111-2 , pp. 63-64.
Web links
Commons : Jurques - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Decree 57-16 of the Prefecture on the formation of the Commune nouvelle Dialan sur Chaîne of September 26, 2016 .
- ^ Jurques - Cassini
- ↑ Stained glass window in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Other interior fittings (I) in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Other interior fittings (II) in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Dolmen Pierre Dialan in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)