Morsan (French pronunciation: [mɔʁsɑ̃]) is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France. The inhabitants are called Morsanais.
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Location of Morsan  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°10′57″N 0°35′42″E / 49.1825°N 0.595°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Eure |
| Arrondissement | Bernay |
| Canton | Brionne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Francis Agasse[1] |
Area 1 | 4.83 km2 (1.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 116 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 27418 /27800 |
| Elevation | 155–175 m (509–574 ft) (avg. 172 m or 564 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
editIn medieval times Morsan was also written Morçan, Morsent or Morseng. It belonged to the Bec Abbey until Jean de Morsent 1276 affirmed that he needed his wealth for his followers in times of war.[3]
Chevalier Philémon Lesens (also Le Sens), was the first baron of Morsan. He was nobleman of the Maison du Roi of King Henry IV of France and governor of Bernay.[4] He built a hunting lodge. At the time of Abdon-Thomas-François Lesens (1724–1800), who had been page of Louis XV of France before he became marquis of Morsan,[4] Ange-Jacques Gabriel (1698–1782) redesigned the facade.[5] The hunting lodge is privately owned nowadays.[6]
Morsan got municipal administration in 1789.
In 1871, during the Franco-Prussian War Morsan was garrisoned by the Prussian army. In 1940, during World War II it was garrisoned by the German army.
There are no street names in Morsan, the village is divided in districts. The old districts of Morsan were: le Château, la Couranterie, les Jumeaux, la Mourioterie, la Mondière.[3] The center of the village is called Bourg instead of la Mondière today.
Morsan is one of the communes in Eure under the risk of sudden forming of deneholes. In former times the peasants have exploited the marl underground to fertilize the fields. During heavy rain those ancient excavations can open again. These special deneholes are round holes of 1,5–2 meters diameter and several meters deep. There are around 16000 of those holes in the département Eure.[7]
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 119 | — |
| 1968 | 130 | +9.2% |
| 1975 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 93 | −28.5% |
| 1990 | 70 | −24.7% |
| 1999 | 92 | +31.4% |
| 2008 | 119 | +29.3% |
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village school -
![Church de la sainte Trinité in Morsan. Nave was built in the 13th century, choir in the 17th century.[8]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Morsan_%C3%A9glise.jpg/120px-Morsan_%C3%A9glise.jpg)
Church de la sainte Trinité in Morsan. Nave was built in the 13th century, choir in the 17th century.[8] -
Le Château Blanc, the baroque Lustschloss of Morsan
![Church de la sainte Trinité in Morsan. Nave was built in the 13th century, choir in the 17th century.[8]](/wiki/File:Morsan_%C3%A9glise.jpg)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b Le Prevost, Auguste; Léopold Delisle; Louis Paulin Passy; Andrew Dickson White (1864). Mémoires et notes de M. Auguste Le Prevost pour servir à l'histoire du département de l'Eure (in French). Evreux: Société d'agriculture des belles-lettres, sciences et arts de L'Eure. p. 425.
- ^ a b de Magny, Edouard (1863). Nobiliaire de Normandie (in French). Vol. 2. Paris. pp. 475 et seq.
- ^ Brismontier, Bruno (September–October 2008). "Normandy, an original splendor". Propriétés de France. Vol. 114. Le Figaro. pp. 32f.
- ^ Miller, Judith (2003). The Style Sourcebook: The Definitive Illustrated Directory of Fabrics, Wallpapers, Paints, Flooring, Tiles. Firefly Books. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-55297-791-0.
- ^ Dossier d'Information Communal des risques majeurs de la commune Morsan Archived 2008-12-05 at the Wayback Machine (french)
- ^ Église Sainte-Trinité, Observatoire du patrimoine religieux (french)
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