Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom | |
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 The church in Curcy-sur-Orne | |
 Location of Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom | |
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| Coordinates:48°59′10″N0°28′44″W / 48.986°N 0.479°W /48.986; -0.479 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Le Hom |
| Intercommunality | Cingal-Suisse Normande |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Philippe Lagalle[1] |
Area 1 | 46.93 km2 (18.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 3,593 |
| • Density | 76.56/km2 (198.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14689 /14220 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom (French pronunciation:[tyʁiaʁkuʁləɔm]; known asLe Hom before 2022[3]) is acommune in thedepartment ofCalvados, northwesternFrance. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes ofThury-Harcourt (the seat),Caumont-sur-Orne,Curcy-sur-Orne,Hamars andSaint-Martin-de-Sallen.[4]
Le Hom officially changed its name to Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom on 1 January 2022.[3]
The commune is part of the area known asSuisse Normande.[5]
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets,La Hoguette,Le Val,Cropton,Martinbeau,Curcy-sur-Orne,La Bestrie,Le Quesnay,La Métairie,Le Poirier,Hamars,Saint-Silly,Paugeais,Thury-Harcourt,Les Trois Mariés,Saint-Bénin,La Fosse,Le Maizeray andMontfort.[6]
TheRiver Orne plus The River Ajon are the two rivers flowing through the commune.[7] In addition the commune has twelve streams flowing through its bnorders, La Vallee des Vaux, The Neumer, The Aunay Douffieres, La Hoguette, La Maladrerie, La Vallee du Puceux, The Pisseux, The Val de Cropton, The Val Quebert, The Herbion, The Traspy and La Vignonniere.
Neighbouring communes[6] | |
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,332 | — |
| 1975 | 2,396 | +0.39% |
| 1982 | 2,776 | +2.13% |
| 1990 | 2,999 | +0.97% |
| 1999 | 3,128 | +0.47% |
| 2007 | 3,333 | +0.80% |
| 2012 | 3,638 | +1.77% |
| 2017 | 3,689 | +0.28% |
| Source: INSEE[8] | ||
The Commune has two buildings and areas listed as aMonument historique[9]
Église Saint-Sauveur de Thury-Harcourt is a church built during the 12th to 14th century and was classed as a Monument historique in 1929.[10]
Château d'Harcourt is the remains of a seventeenth century chateau that was classed as a monument in 1927.[11] The castle was set on fire on 12 August 1944 by the2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich when the British59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division reached the outskirts of Thury-Harcourt.[12]
Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom istwinned with:
Seaton, United Kingdomsince 1982[18]
Heimbuchenthal, Germanysince 1981[19]
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