Hiéville (French pronunciation: [jevil] ) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Saint-Pierre-en-Auge.[2]

Hiéville
L'église Saint-Pierre
L'église Saint-Pierre
Location of Hiéville
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Hiéville is located in France
Hiéville
Hiéville
Hiéville is located in Normandy
Hiéville
Hiéville
Coordinates: 49°01′26″N 0°00′25″W / 49.0239°N 0.0069°W / 49.0239; -0.0069
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementLisieux
CantonLivarot-Pays-d'Auge
CommuneSaint-Pierre-en-Auge
Area
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4.77 km2 (1.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
317
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
14170
Elevation22–74 m (72–243 ft)
(avg. 50 m or 160 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962218—    
1968243+11.5%
1975248+2.1%
1982265+6.9%
1990259−2.3%
1999253−2.3%
2008293+15.8%
2019317+8.2%

Etymology

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French linguist René Lepelley writes that the etymology of Hiéville is similar to that of the commune Hiesville in the Manche department.[3] Both names probably come from the word 'hedo' (derived from the Ancient Greek word for pleasure) and the Old French word 'ville', which originally referred to a rural estate or territory. Ville itself was derived from the Latin phrase 'villa rustica,' a countryside home.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 19 December 2016 (in French)
  3. ^ Lepelley, René (1996). Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de communes de Normandie, Condé-sur-Noireau. Charles Corlet. p. 148. ISBN 2-905461-80-2.