Courcy, Calvados
Encyclopedia
Courcy is a commune
in the Calvados
department in the Basse-Normandie
region
in northwestern France
.
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.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Calvados
Calvados
The French department of Calvados is part of the region of Basse-Normandie in Normandy. It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the English Channel coast...
department in the Basse-Normandie
Basse-Normandie
Lower Normandy is an administrative region of France. It was created in 1956, when the Normandy region was divided into Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy...
region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
in northwestern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Population
Sights
- Château de CourcyChâteau de CourcyThe Château de Courcy is a ruined castle in the commune of Courcy in the south of the Calvados département of France. The edifice, typical of 12th-13th century military architecture, is in danger due to the lack of protective measures, even since being added to the monument historique inventory by...
, 12th/13th century castle.
- 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
Monument historique
A monument historique is a National Heritage Site of France. It also refers to a state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building or a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, or gardens, bridges, and other structures, because of their...
since 1927.
External links
- Eglise Paroissiale Saint-Gervais, Saint-Protais , Ministry of Culture database
- Château de Courcy, Ministry of Culture database
- Château de Courcy, Ministry of Culture photo