Gavrus
Gavrus | |
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The church in Gavrus | |
Location of Gavrus | |
Gavrus Gavrus | |
| Coordinates: 49°07′09″N 0°30′50″W / 49.1192°N 0.5139°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Évrecy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jérôme Lebouteiller[1] |
Area 1 | 2.71 km2 (1.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 623 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (595/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14297 /14210 |
| Elevation | 45–114 m (148–374 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Gavrus (French pronunciation: [ɡaˈvʁy]) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Geography
The river Odon is the only watercourse which flows through the commune.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 112 | — |
| 1968 | 111 | −0.9% |
| 1975 | 127 | +14.4% |
| 1982 | 161 | +26.8% |
| 1990 | 196 | +21.7% |
| 1999 | 218 | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 449 | +106.0% |
Twin towns – sister cities
Gavrus, along with Bougy, Évrecy, Baron-sur-Odon & Éterville is twinned with:[5]
- Gaukönigshofen, Germany
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Odon (I26-0400)".
- ^ https://www.google.com/maps/place/14210+Gavrus,+France/@49.1163377,-0.5172206,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x480a4608d1a8d947:0x40c14484fbcecf0!8m2!3d49.118118!4d-0.51453!16zL20vMDJ5bHo3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTIwOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
- ^ "Le jumelage allemand célèbre ses vingt ans". Ouest-France (in French). Ouest-France. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
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