Damville, Eure

Part of Mesnils-sur-Iton in Normandy, France

Coat of arms

Location of Damville

48°52′14″N 1°04′32″E / 48.8706°N 1.0756°E / 48.8706; 1.0756CountryFranceRegionNormandyDepartmentEureArrondissementBernayCantonVerneuil-sur-AvreCommuneMesnils-sur-Iton Area

11.74 km² (4.53 sq mi)Population

(2013)^[1]

2,016 • Density170/km² (440/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal code

27240

Elevation130–164 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.

Damville (French pronunciation: [dɑ̃vil]) is a former commune in the Eure Department in the Normandy region in northern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Mesnils-sur-Iton.^[2]

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.