Tillières-sur-Avre
In 1013, Richard II of Normandy erected a castle on the benches of the Avre river as this region was being contested by the Norman dukes, the counts of Blois and the French kings. The custody of the castle was given to the Raoul from the house of Tosny but some time after his rebellion it was given by Robert I of Normandy to Gilbert I of the house of Crispin. Around 1041 the castle was captured from him and razed by the French king Henry I but Robert's son, William the Conqueror, rebuild the castle and invested Gilbert's son, Gilbert II, as hereditary custodian of the castle around 1058.
Around the same time, in the 11th century, its church Saint-Hilaire was built in the Romanesque style. The church was later enlarged in the 16th century and the facade significantly altered in the 19th century.
The painter Maurice Boitel was born here in 1919.
The village is twinned with that of Wendehausen in Thuringia, Germany.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,163 | — |
| 1975 | 1,267 | +1.23% |
| 1982 | 1,174 | −1.08% |
| 1990 | 1,185 | +0.12% |
| 1999 | 1,179 | −0.06% |
| 2009 | 1,171 | −0.07% |
| 2014 | 1,117 | −0.94% |
| 2020 | 1,059 | −0.88% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Bates, David (1 November 2016). William the Conqueror. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300183832.
- ^ Hagger, Mark S. (2017). Norman Rule in Normandy, 911-1144. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 9781783272143.
- ^ "Église Saint-Hilaire". Observatoire du Patrimoine Religieux.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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