Courcy, Calvados

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Courcy (Template:IPA) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Favières, Pont and Vendeuvre.<ref name="gmap">Template:Cite web</ref>

A single watercourse Le Douit du Houle, flows through the commune.<ref>Template:Sandre</ref>

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Population

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Points of Interest

The commune has two sites listed as a monument historique;<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

  • Château de Courcy, 12th/13th-century castle, listed as a monument since 1975.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Church of Saint Gervais and Saint Protais. The church was built, added to and altered between the 12th and 18th centuries. It is constructed of limestone with a tiled roof.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The choir dates from the 12th century. There is a 16th-century tomb. The nave and tower date from the 18th century. A 17th-century sacristry was replaced in 1830 by the present sacristy.

The church has been a listed monument historique since 1927.<ref>Template:Base Mérimée</ref>

See also

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