Mesnil-Verclives

Mesnil-Verclives is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France.

Mesnil-Verclives
Commune
The chateau of Verclives
Location of Mesnil-Verclives
Mesnil-Verclives
Mesnil-Verclives
Coordinates: 49°19′16″N 1°28′05″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentEure
ArrondissementLes Andelys
CantonLes Andelys
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Christian De Coninck
Area
1
9.96 km2 (3.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
316
 • Density32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
27407 /27440
Elevation92–173 m (302–568 ft)
(avg. 147 m or 482 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Etymology

Old North French Mesnil 'house' and Verclives (Warcliva 11th century) Old English clif or Old Norse klif. Verclives is located on a small hill. The first element could be Old English waeter. In French intervocalic consonants weakened and erased.

Old English clif or Old Norse klif can be found in several place-names of Normandy such as Witeclive 'white cliff' former hamlet near Evreux; Carquelif (Caleclif 1224 in Saint-Martin-en-Campagne); Risleclif former hamlet near Saint-Samson-de-la-Roque; Mont Escalleclif (12th century, Doville); Mont Entenclin (Mont Estenclif 'stone cliff')...

The hill was used as an observation post at the battle of Brémule.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962173—    
1968180+4.0%
1975142−21.1%
1982165+16.2%
1990203+23.0%
1999218+7.4%
2008272+24.8%

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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