Gavrus

Gavrus is a commune. It is found in the Normandy region in the Calvados department in the northwest of France.

Gavrus

Administration
Country France
Region Lower Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Caen
Canton Évrecy
Intercommunality Communauté de communes Évrecy-Orne-Odon
Mayor Philippe Bouchard
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 45–114 m (148–374 ft)
(avg. 100 m (330 ft)*)
Land area1 2.71 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
Population2 442  (2007)
 - Density 163/km2 (420/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 14297/ 14210
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

History

The name of the commune was first mentioned in 1222.[1] Gavrus was a Roman cognomen.

Population

Change in population
(Source : INSEE[2])
1962196819751982199019992006
112111127161196218439
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

The population has grown because Gavrus is close to Caen, a big city.

The church in Gavrus

References