Merey | |
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 A road in Merey | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Merey | |
  Merey  Merey | |
| Coordinates:48°58′00″N1°24′30″E / 48.9667°N 1.4083°E /48.9667; 1.4083 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Eure |
| Arrondissement | Les Andelys |
| Canton | Pacy-sur-Eure |
| Intercommunality | Seine Normandie Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2024–2026) | Gérard Petit[1] |
Area 1 | 8.66 km2 (3.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 344 |
| • Density | 39.7/km2 (103/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 27400 /27640 |
| Elevation | 45–133 m (148–436 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Merey (French pronunciation:[məʁɛ]) is acommune in theEuredepartment of theNormandy region in northernFrance.
As Madrie (Pagus Madriensis, laterpays de Merey) it was apagus in the north ofGaul lying between theSeine river and the riversEure andIton. At the beginning of the fifth century, when theNotitia provinciarum was compiled, it was a Roman administrative division orpagus ofProvincia Lugdunensis Secunda.
In the ninth-centuryCarolingian Empire. In 822,Pepin, king of Aquitaine married Ingeltrude (also called Engelberga, Hringard, or Ringart), daughter of Theodobert, count of Madrie (c. 800-after 876), who was a son ofNibelung (Nivelan) of the royal house of theBurgundians.
It became part ofNormandy in the 10th century[3] and is now in the region calledNormandy.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 98 | — |
| 1968 | 127 | +29.6% |
| 1975 | 138 | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 192 | +39.1% |
| 1990 | 185 | −3.6% |
| 1999 | 260 | +40.5% |
| 2008 | 303 | +16.5% |
In 1694Francois Quesnay was born at Merey.
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