Mesnil-Verclives
Mesnil-Verclives (French pronunciation: [mɛnil vɛʁkliv]) is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France.
Etymology
Old North French Mesnil 'house' and Verclives (Warcliva 11th century) Old English clif or Old Norse klif. Verclives is located on a small hill. The first element could be Old English waeter. In French intervocalic consonants weakened and erased.
Old English clif or Old Norse klif can be found in several place-names of Normandy such as Witeclive 'white cliff' former hamlet near Evreux; Carquelif (Caleclif 1224 in Saint-Martin-en-Campagne); Risleclif former hamlet near Saint-Samson-de-la-Roque; Mont Escalleclif (12th century, Doville); Mont Entenclin (Mont Estenclif 'stone cliff')...
The hill was used as an observation post at the battle of Brémule.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 173 | — |
| 1968 | 180 | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 142 | −21.1% |
| 1982 | 165 | +16.2% |
| 1990 | 203 | +23.0% |
| 1999 | 218 | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 272 | +24.8% |
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
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