Nonancourt (French pronunciation: [nɔnɑ̃kuʁ]) is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France. The writer Louis-François Beffara (1751–1838) and the playwright Lucien Besnard (1872–1955) were born in Nonancourt. Nonancourt station has rail connections to Argentan, Paris and Granville.

Nonancourt
The church in Nonancourt
The church in Nonancourt
Coat of arms of Nonancourt
Location of Nonancourt
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Nonancourt is located in France
Nonancourt
Nonancourt
Nonancourt is located in Normandy
Nonancourt
Nonancourt
Coordinates: 48°46′38″N 1°11′39″E / 48.7772°N 1.1942°E / 48.7772; 1.1942
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentEure
ArrondissementÉvreux
CantonVerneuil d'Avre et d'Iton
IntercommunalityCA Pays de Dreux
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Jean-Loup Justeau[1]
Area
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7.21 km2 (2.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,287
 • Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
27438 /27320
Elevation97–152 m (318–499 ft)
(avg. 171 m or 561 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Since 1975 Nonancourt has been twinned with Earls Colne in Essex.[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,128—    
1800 1,204+0.94%
1806 1,243+0.53%
1821 1,359+0.60%
1831 1,345−0.10%
1836 1,410+0.95%
1841 1,529+1.63%
1846 1,629+1.28%
1851 1,641+0.15%
1856 1,590−0.63%
1861 1,404−2.46%
1866 1,750+4.50%
1872 1,817+0.63%
1876 1,983+2.21%
1881 2,075+0.91%
1886 2,072−0.03%
1891 2,058−0.14%
1896 2,073+0.15%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,054−0.18%
1906 2,046−0.08%
1911 1,826−2.25%
1921 1,694−0.75%
1926 1,748+0.63%
1931 1,733−0.17%
1936 1,673−0.70%
1946 1,685+0.07%
1954 1,736+0.37%
1962 1,794+0.41%
1968 1,688−1.01%
1975 1,862+1.41%
1982 1,752−0.87%
1990 2,184+2.79%
1999 2,320+0.67%
2007 2,152−0.94%
2012 2,323+1.54%
2017 2,282−0.36%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Earls Colne Twinning Association, Earls Colne Parish Council
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Nonancourt, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE