Damville, Eure
{{short description|Part of Mesnils-sur-Iton in Normandy, France}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Damville
|image = Damville Saint Evroult-1.jpg
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Damville (Eure).svg
|arrondissement = Bernay
|canton = Verneuil-sur-Avre
|INSEE = 27198
|postal code = 27240
|commune = Mesnils-sur-Iton
|coordinates = {{coord|48.8706|1.0756|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 145
|elevation min m = 130
|elevation max m = 164
|area km2 = 11.74
|population = 2016
|population date = 2013
|population footnotes = [https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2387611/ensemble.pdf Populations légales 2013: Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble], INSEE
}}
Damville ({{IPA|fr|dɑ̃vil}}) is a former commune in the Eure Department in the Normandy region in northern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Mesnils-sur-Iton.[https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2015/11/23/INTB1528954A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral] 23 November 2015 {{in lang|fr}}
Population
{{Historical populations
|align=left
|1868|985
|1962|1321
|1968|1349
|1975|1345
|1982|1666
|1990|1897
|1999|2017
|2008|2031
}}
History
In the Middle Ages, Damville was important for its situation on the Norman border. The fortress of Damville was built in 1035. The castle was burned down by Henry II of England, in 1189, it was rebuilt by Richard the Lionheart.
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Personalities
- Raymond Duchamp-Villon (1876–1918), sculptor
- Jacques Villon (Gaston Duchamp) (1875–1963), painter, draughtsman and engraver.
- Michel Cluizel, chocolate factory founder
- André Couteaux, French novelist
See also
References
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{{Commons category|Damville}}
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Category:Former communes of Eure
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