Évrecy
Évrecy is a commune in the Calvados region with a population of 1721 ( effective 1st January 2011). Évrecy is the capital of the canton of the same name and is located 15 kilometers south-west of Caen.
History
North of the village, a Gallo- Roman cemetery was built in 1867 with 35 graves have been found. As early as the 7th century Évrecy was mentioned in writing with the name Evrechium, Obrecium and Hebrecium. It appeared under. From Evrechium the current place name arose. Also in the 7th century, there were Évrecy a monastery, which was destroyed in the 9th century by the accretion of several tribes. In the 10th century Évrecy went again into the possession of the bishops of Bayeux, where it had already heard before. In the 11th century there was in the place at that time bore the name Vreci, a castle. From 1204 Évrecy belonged to the kings of France. On March 23, 1371 attended King Charles IV Évrecy. Between 1417 and 1450 the city was briefly held by the English king Henry V, but then came back to the French crown. The Castle of Évrecy decayed ruins of the donjon were already in the 17th century only receive.