Cormeilles, Eure
Encyclopedia
Cormeilles is a commune
in the Eure
department in the Haute-Normandie
region
in northern France
.
. It does not fall into the watershed of the Seine
. It is part of the Pays d'Auge
.
in Normandy is located in Cormeilles.
is twinned with Chepstow
, and has been since 1975. Cormeilles
is also twinned with Decs in Hungary, and has been since 2001.
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 Eure
Eure
Eure is a department in the north of France named after the river Eure.- History :Eure is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
department in the Haute-Normandie
Haute-Normandie
Upper Normandy is one of the 27 regions of France. It was created in 1984 from two départements: Seine-Maritime and Eure, when Normandy was divided into Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy. This division continues to provoke controversy, and some continue to call for reuniting the two regions...
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 northern 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
The inhabitants are called Cormeillais.Geography
Cormeilles is located in the north-western part of the Eure department, on the Calonne, a stream which empties into the TouquesTouques River
The Touques is a small 104 km long coastal river in Pays d'Auge in Normandy, France. The Touques is officially navigable up to the Pont des Belges, 800 m from its estuary. Its source is in the Perche hills, south of Gacé. The river runs northwards, and flows into the English Channel between the...
. It does not fall into the watershed of the Seine
Seine
The Seine is a -long river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France. It rises at Saint-Seine near Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre . It is navigable by ocean-going vessels...
. It is part of the Pays d'Auge
Pays d'Auge
The Pays d'Auge is an area in Normandy, straddling the départements of Calvados and Orne . The chief town is Lisieux.-Geography:Generally it consists of the basin of the Touques River....
.
Economy
The largest distillery of CalvadosCalvados (spirit)
Calvados is an apple brandy from the French région of Basse-Normandie or Lower Normandy.-History:Apple orchards and brewers are mentioned as far back as the 8th century by Charlemagne. The first known Norman distillation was carried out by "Lord" de Gouberville in 1554, and the guild for cider...
in Normandy is located in Cormeilles.
International relations
CormeillesCormeilles
Cormeilles may refer to the following communes in France:* Cormeilles, Eure, in the Eure département* Cormeilles, Oise, in the Oise département* Cormeilles-en-Parisis, in the Val-d'Oise département...
is twinned with Chepstow
Chepstow
Chepstow is a town in Monmouthshire, Wales, adjoining the border with Gloucestershire, England. It is located on the River Wye, close to its confluence with the River Severn, and close to the western end of the Severn Bridge on the M48 motorway...
, and has been since 1975. Cormeilles
Cormeilles
Cormeilles may refer to the following communes in France:* Cormeilles, Eure, in the Eure département* Cormeilles, Oise, in the Oise département* Cormeilles-en-Parisis, in the Val-d'Oise département...
is also twinned with Decs in Hungary, and has been since 2001.