Conches-en-Ouche
Conches-en-Ouche | |
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Location of Conches-en-Ouche  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Eure |
| Arrondissement | Évreux |
| Canton | Conches-en-Ouche |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Conches |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Alfred Recours |
| Area 1 | 16.72 km2 (6.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | 5,034 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 27165 /27190 |
| Elevation | 100–173 m (328–568 ft) (avg. 123 m or 404 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Conches-en-Ouches is a commune in the Eure département in northern France.
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.
Population
| 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% |
Sights and monuments
- Château de Conches-en-Ouche, ruins of 11th-century castle
- L'église Sainte-Foy
- Abbaye Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul de Châtillon-lès-Conches
- Arboretum
- Folk museum
Personalities linked to the commune
- Guillaume de Conches, medieval grammarian, philosopher and theologian linked to the School of Chartres.
- Diderot set an episode of Jacques le fataliste et son maître (1773/1775) in Conches.
- Victor-Amédée Barbié du Bocage (1832-1890), renowned geographer and essayist, died in the Château de Quenet on 11 October 1890.
- François Décorchemont (1880-1971), master glassmaker who made the windows of numerous churches in the Eure and the Church of Sainte-Odile in Paris was born and died in Conches.
- Alfred Recours, mayor of the town since 1984 and a former deputy for l'Eure.
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Conches-en-Ouche is twinned with:
See also
Gallery
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Gargoyles on Sainte-Foy -
Keep (donjon) built 1035 by Roger I of Tosny and destroyed 1591 in the French Wars of Religion -
Abbey (11th century) and hospital
References
- ^ "Twinnings" (PDF). Central Union of Municipalities & Communities of Greece. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
- ^ "British towns twinned with French towns [via WaybackMachine.com]". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
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