Courcy, Calvados

Courcy () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Favières, Pont and Vendeuvre.

A single watercourse Le Douit du Houle, flows through the commune.

Population

Points of Interest

The commune has two sites listed as a monument historique;

• Château de Courcy, 12th/13th-century castle, listed as a monument since 1975.
• Church of Saint Gervais and Saint Protais. The church was built, added to and altered between the 12th and 18th centuries. It is constructed of limestone with a tiled roof.

The choir dates from the 12th century. There is a 16th-century tomb. The nave and tower date from the 18th century. A 17th-century sacristry was replaced in 1830 by the present sacristy.

The church has been a listed monument historique since 1927.

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

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