Gavrus
Gavrus | |
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 The church in Gavrus | |
Location of Gavrus | |
  Gavrus Location within France  Gavrus Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 49°07′09″N 0°30′50″W / 49.1192°N 0.5139°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Évrecy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jérôme Lebouteiller[1] |
Area 1 | 2.71 km2 (1.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 635 |
| • Density | 234/km2 (607/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14297 /14210 |
| Elevation | 45–114 m (148–374 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Gavrus (French pronunciation: [ɡaˈvʁy]) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Geography
The river Odon is the only watercourse which flows through the commune.[3]
Neighbouring communes[4] | |
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 111 | — |
| 1975 | 127 | +1.94% |
| 1982 | 161 | +3.45% |
| 1990 | 196 | +2.49% |
| 1999 | 218 | +1.19% |
| 2007 | 442 | +9.24% |
| 2012 | 544 | +4.24% |
| 2017 | 555 | +0.40% |
| 2023 | 635 | +2.27% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Twin towns – sister cities
Gavrus, along with Bougy, Évrecy, Baron-sur-Odon & Éterville is twinned with:[6]
Gaukönigshofen, Germany
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Odon (I26-0400)" (in French). Sandre.
- ↑ "Gavrus · 14210, France". Gavrus · 14210, France.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ "Le jumelage allemand célèbre ses vingt ans". Ouest-France (in French). Ouest-France. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
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