Tillières-sur-Avre
Tillières-sur-Avre is a commune in the Eure department and Normandy region of northern France.
Tillières-sur-Avre | |
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 The church in Tillières-sur-Avre | |
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Location of Tillières-sur-Avre | |
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| Coordinates: 48°45′29″N 1°03′26″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Eure |
| Arrondissement | Évreux |
| Canton | Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton |
| Intercommunality | CC Interco Normandie Sud Eure |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel François[1] |
| Area 1 | 16.76 km2 (6.47 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,059 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 27643 /27570 |
| Elevation | 128–179 m (420–587 ft) (avg. 134 m or 440 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
In 1013, Richard II of Normandy erected a castle on the benches of the Avre river as this region was being contested by the Norman dukes, the counts of Blois and the French kings.[3] The custody of the castle was given to the Raoul from the house of Tosny[4] but some time after his rebellion it was given by Robert I of Normandy to Gilbert I of the house of Crispin. Around 1041 the castle was captured from him and razed by the French king Henry I but Robert's son, William the Conqueror, rebuild the castle and invested Gilbert's son, Gilbert II, as hereditary custodian of the castle around 1058.[3]
In the same time, the 11th century, its church Saint-Hilaire was built in the Romanesque style. The church was later enlarged in the 16th century and the facade significantly altered in the 19th century.[5]
The painter Maurice Boitel was born here in 1919.
The village is twinned with that of Wendehausen in Thuringia, Germany.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 1,307 | — |
| 1954 | 1,310 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 1,164 | −11.1% |
| 1968 | 1,163 | −0.1% |
| 1975 | 1,267 | +8.9% |
| 1982 | 1,174 | −7.3% |
| 1990 | 1,185 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1,179 | −0.5% |
| 2008 | 1,192 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1,080 | −9.4% |
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- Bates, David (1 November 2016). William the Conqueror. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300183832.
- Hagger, Mark S. (2017). Norman Rule in Normandy, 911-1144. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 9781783272143.
- "Église Saint-Hilaire". Observatoire du Patrimoine Religieux.
