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Country
  
France

Department
  
Eure

Intercommunality
  
Pays de Damville

Area
  
11.74 km²

Arrondissement
  
Évreux

Region
  
Normandy

Canton
  
Verneuil-sur-Avre

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Population
  
2,017 (1999)

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Damville 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.

Contents

Map of 27240 Damville, France

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.

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

    • References

    Damville Wikipedia
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