Conches-en-Ouche
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Location within Upper Normandy region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Upper Normandy |
| Department | Eure |
| Arrondissement | Évreux |
| Canton | Conches-en-Ouche |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Conches |
| Mayor | Alfred Recours (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 100–173 m (330–568 ft) (avg. 123 m or 404 ft) |
| Land area1 | 16.72 km2 (6.46 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 5,034 (2008) |
| - Density | 301 /km2 (780 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 27165/ 27190 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 48°57′41″N 0°56′36″E / 48.9614°N 0.9433°E
Conches-en-Ouches is a commune in the Eure department in northern France.
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[edit] Geography
It is located by the Rouloir river, southwest of Évreux in the Haute-Normandie region. The town is located on a plateau known as the Pays d'Ouche.
[edit] Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1882 | 2,105 | — |
| 1962 | 3,028 | +43.8% |
| 1968 | 3,534 | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 3,785 | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 3,854 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 4,009 | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 4,280 | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 5,034 | +17.6% |
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Gargoyles on Sainte-Foy
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Keep (donjon) built 1035 by Roger I of Tosny and destroyed 1591 in the French Wars of Religion
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Abbey (11th century) and hospital
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