Conches-en-Ouche

Commune in Normandy, France

Coat of arms

Location of Conches-en-Ouche

(2020–2026) Jérôme Pasco^[1]Area

16.72 km² (6.46 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

4,905 • Density290/km² (760/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

27165 /27190

Elevation100–173 m (328–568 ft)
(avg. 123 m or 404 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Conches-en-Ouche (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃ʃ ɑ̃.n‿uʃ], literally Conches in Ouche) is a commune in the Eure département in northern France.

Geography

It is located by the Rouloir river, southwest of Évreux in the Normandy region. The town is located on a plateau known as the Pays d'Ouche.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,534	—
1975	3,785	+0.99%
1982	3,854	+0.26%
1990	4,009	+0.49%
1999	4,280	+0.73%
2007	5,046	+2.08%
2012	4,994	−0.21%
2017	5,030	+0.14%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Sights and monuments

Château de Conches-en-Ouche, ruins of 11th-century castle
Church of St Faith (l'Église Sainte-Foy)
Abbaye Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul de Châtillon-lès-Conches
Arboretum
Folk museum

Personalities linked to the commune

William of Conches, medieval grammarian, philosopher and theologian of the School of Chartres.
Diderot set an episode of Jacques le fataliste et son maître (1773/1775) in Conches.
Victor-Amédée Barbié du Bocage (1832–1890), renowned geographer and essayist, died in the Château de Quenet on 11 October 1890.
Paul Collin (1843–1915), writer and librettist, was born here.
François Décorchemont (1880–1971), master glassmaker who made the windows of numerous churches in the Eure and the Church of Sainte-Odile in Paris was born and died in Conches.
Alfred Recours, mayor of the town since 1984 and a former deputy for l'Eure.
Roger de Tosny I, medieval knight known as the Moor Eater

International relations

Conches-en-Ouche is twinned with:

Rhodes, Greece^[4]
Człuchów, Poland
Wareham, United Kingdom^[5]
Aulendorf, Germany

Gallery

Gargoyles on Sainte-Foy
Keep (donjon) built 1035 by Roger I of Tosny and destroyed 1591 in the French Wars of Religion
Abbey (11th century) and hospital

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ "Twinnings" (PDF). Central Union of Municipalities & Communities of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
^ "British towns twinned with French towns [via WaybackMachine.com]". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.