Hiéville

Hiéville is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Saint-Pierre-en-Auge.[2]

Hiéville
Part of Saint-Pierre-en-Auge
L'église Saint-Pierre
Location of Hiéville
Hiéville
Hiéville
Coordinates: 49°01′26″N 0°00′25″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementLisieux
CantonLivarot
CommuneSaint-Pierre-en-Auge
Area
1
4.77 km2 (1.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
332
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
14170
Elevation22–74 m (72–243 ft)
(avg. 50 m or 160 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962218—    
1968243+11.5%
1975248+2.1%
1982265+6.9%
1990259−2.3%
1999253−2.3%
2008293+15.8%

Etymology

French linguist René Lepelley writes that the etymology of Hiéville is similar to that of the commune Hiesville in the Manche department.[3] Both names probably come from the word 'hedo' (derived from the Ancient Greek word for pleasure) and the Old French word 'ville', which originally referred to a rural estate or territory. Ville itself was derived from the Latin phrase 'villa rustica,' a countryside home.

See also

References
  1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
  2. Arrêté préfectoral 19 December 2016 (in French)
  3. Lepelley, René (1996). Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de communes de Normandie, Condé-sur-Noireau. Charles Corlet. p. 148. ISBN 2-905461-80-2.


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