Gavrus

Gavrus
Gavrus
Location within Normandy region Gavrus
Coordinates: 49°07′09″N 0°30′50″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Évrecy
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes Évrecy-Orne-Odon
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Philippe Bouchard
Area1	2.71 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
Population (2007)2	442
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	14297 /14210
Elevation	45–114 m (148–374 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
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.

Gavrus is a commune. It is found in the region Basse-Normandie in the Calvados department in the northwest of France.

History

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

Population

Change in population
(Source : INSEE)

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
112	111	127	161	196	218	439
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 recently because Gavrus is close to Caen, a big city.

The church in Gavrus