Damville

Damville
Coat of arms
Damville
Location within Upper Normandy region Damville
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Eure
Arrondissement	Évreux
Canton	Damville
Intercommunality	Pays de Damville
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Françoise Charpentier
Area1	11.74 km2 (4.53 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	2,031
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	27198 / 27240
Elevation	130–164 m (427–538 ft) (avg. 145 m or 476 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Damville is a commune in the Eure Department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1868	985	—
1962	1,321	+34.1%
1968	1,349	+2.1%
1975	1,345	−0.3%
1982	1,666	+23.9%
1990	1,897	+13.9%
1999	2,017	+6.3%
2008	2,031	+0.7%

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

See also

• Communes of the Eure department

References

• INSEE