Tierceville

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Tierceville
Tierceville Coat of Arms
Tierceville (France)
Tierceville
local community Ponts sur Seulles
region Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Bayeux
Coordinates 49 ° 18 ′  N , 0 ° 32 ′  W Coordinates: 49 ° 18 ′  N , 0 ° 32 ′  W
Post Code 14480
Former INSEE code 14690
Incorporation January 1, 2017
status Commune déléguée

View of the Saint-Martin church

Tierceville is a former French commune with the last 167 inhabitants (as of January 1 2014) in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy .

On January 1, 2017, Tierceville was merged with the two neighboring municipalities of Amblie and Lantheuil to form the new municipality of Ponts sur Seulles as part of a regional reform .

geography

Tierceville is about 13 kilometers east of Bayeux and 19 kilometers northwest of Caen . The Seulles runs directly south of the local area and flows into the English Channel , which is only 6 km north of Tierceville .

Population development

year 1793 1836 1876 1926 1946 1968 1990 2014
Residents 200 177 151 103 121 131 113 167
Source: Cassini, EHESS and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Martin church from the 12th / 13th centuries Century, cultural asset ; the portal from the 12th century has been classified separately as a monument historique since 1933
  • Tierceville Castle from the 17th century, cultural asset
  • 19th century lavoir , cultural asset

Web links

Commons : Tierceville  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Information on the municipal merger on calvados.gouv.fr (French)
  2. ^ Tierceville - Cassini
  3. ^ Church of Saint-Martin in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  4. ^ Portal of the Saint-Martin church in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  5. Tierceville Castle in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  6. Lavoir of Tierceville in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)