Lyons-la-Forêt
Commune in Normandy, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Commune in Normandy, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lyons-la-Forêt (French pronunciation: [ljɔ̃s la fɔʁɛ]) is a commune of the Eure department, Normandy, in northwest France. Lyons-la-Forêt has distinctive historical geography, and architecture, and contemporary culture, as a consequence of the Forest of Lyons, and its bocage, and of the adjacent Pays de Bray. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.
Lyons-la-Forêt | |
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Coordinates: 49°24′01″N 1°28′37″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Eure |
Arrondissement | Les Andelys |
Canton | Romilly-sur-Andelle |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Plouvier[1] |
Area 1 | 26.99 km2 (10.42 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 704 |
• Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 27377 /27480 |
Elevation | 67–178 m (220–584 ft) (avg. 163 m or 535 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Lyons-la-Forêt[3] is located 34 km (21 mi) from Rouen and 28 km (17 mi) from Gisors. Former name: Saint-Denis-en-Lyons.
Lyons was originally the name of the forest Licontio-/Ligontio-, based probably on the Celtic root lic/lig, that is also found in the name of the stream: la Lieure Licoris /Ligoris. Same root as the river Loire < Liger and -ley in Beverley (Yorkshire) from Celtic *bibro *licos > Old English beofor beaver, *licc stream.
An early mention of a ducal residence in Lyons can be found in 936, when William I, Duke of Normandy used to stay. The castle of Lyons-la-Forêt was constructed at the start of the 12th century by Henry I of England, also known as "Henri Beauclerc".[4] He died there in 1135, supposedly from "a surfeit of lampreys".[5]
The town and the castle were occupied by King Philip II Augustus of France in 1193 but the following year, Richard I of England, back from captivity, obtained the restitution of Lyons; the king of England and Duke of Normandy stayed frequently until 1198. In 1202, Philip II Augustus re-conquered the city, and after him, several French kings were attracted by the Lyons forest and the good hunting grounds.
From 1359 to 1398, the castellan domain of Lyons was part of Blanche de Navarre's dower after she became the widow of King Philip VI of France. In 1403–1422, it was the dower of Isabeau de Bavière, wife of King Charles. In 1419, in the course of the Hundred Years' War, the English took Lyons.[6]
During the Second World War, the area was used for parachute drops of agents F. F. E. Yeo-Thomas and André Dewavrin.[7]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 880 | — |
1975 | 772 | −1.85% |
1982 | 734 | −0.72% |
1990 | 701 | −0.57% |
1999 | 795 | +1.41% |
2009 | 751 | −0.57% |
2014 | 743 | −0.21% |
2020 | 709 | −0.78% |
Source: INSEE[8] |
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