Rouvres, Calvados
Rouvres | |
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The church in Rouvres | |
Location of Rouvres | |
Rouvres Rouvres | |
| Coordinates: 49°00′19″N 0°10′15″W / 49.0053°N 0.1708°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Falaise |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Falaise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Louis Amblard[1] |
Area 1 | 8.87 km2 (3.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 222 |
| • Density | 25.0/km2 (64.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14546 /14190 |
| Elevation | 54–135 m (177–443 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. | |
Rouvres (French pronunciation: [ʁuvʁ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Geography
A single watercourse, the river Laizon flows through the commune.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 218 | — |
| 1968 | 215 | −1.4% |
| 1975 | 194 | −9.8% |
| 1982 | 173 | −10.8% |
| 1990 | 179 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 197 | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 221 | +12.2% |
Points of Interest
- Memorial Worthington Force - A memorial dedicated to the Worthington Force and the Battle for Hill 140.[5]
National heritage sites
The commune has two sites listed as a Monument historique.[6]
- Église de l'Assomption-de-Notre-Dame de Rouvres - a twelfth centaury church registered as a monument in 1879.[7]
- Grande ferme dite Logis de Rouvres - a seventeenth centaury farm house registered as a monument in 1933.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Laizon (I1430600)".
- ^ "Rouvres · 14190, France". Rouvres · 14190, France.
- ^ "Memorial Worthington Force". www.liberationroute.com.
- ^ "Les Monuments Historiques en Calvados - 14 - Monumentum". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "Eglise à Rouvres - PA00111643". Monumentum.
- ^ "Grande ferme dite Logis de Rouvres à Rouvres - PA00111644". Monumentum.
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