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Hiéville

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.

Population

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

French linguist René Lepelley writes that the etymology of Hiéville is similar to that of the commune Hiesville in the Manche department. 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

References

  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.