Notre-Dame-de-Courson (French pronunciation: [nɔtʁə dam də kuʁsɔ̃] ⓘ) is a former commune in the department of Calvados in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Livarot-Pays-d'Auge.[2]
History
Notre-Dame-de-Courson fell in medieval times within the barony of the Ferrers family at nearby Ferrières-Saint-Hilaire, who took part of the Norman Conquest of England. One branch of the Curzons from Notre-Dame-de-Courson accompanied their Ferrers overlord to England.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 529 | — |
| 1968 | 506 | −4.3% |
| 1975 | 441 | −12.8% |
| 1982 | 386 | −12.5% |
| 1990 | 416 | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 357 | −14.2% |
| 2008 | 403 | +12.9% |
International relations
Notre-Dame-de-Courson is twinned with the village of Sampford Peverell in Devon, England.
See also
References
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" [Reference populations 2022] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2024.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 24 December 2015 (in French)
- ^ The Origins of Some Anglo-Norman Families, David C. Douglas, Lewis C. Loyd, 1951
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