Mesnil-Verclives

Mesnil-Verclives (French pronunciation: [mɛnil vɛʁkliv]) is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France.

Mesnil-Verclives
Commune
The chateau of Verclives
Location of Mesnil-Verclives
Mesnil-Verclives Show map of France Mesnil-Verclives Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 49°19′16″N 1°28′05″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Eure
Arrondissement	Les Andelys
Canton	Les Andelys
Intercommunality	Seine Normandie Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Lagrange[1]
Area 1	9.96 km2 (3.85 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	304
• Density	31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	27407 /27440
Elevation	92–173 m (302–568 ft) (avg. 147 m or 482 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Etymology

Old North French Mesnil 'house' and Verclives (Warcliva 11th century) Old English clif or Old Norse klif. Verclives is located on a small hill. The first element could be Old English waeter. In French intervocalic consonants weakened and erased.

Old English clif or Old Norse klif can be found in several place-names of Normandy such as Witeclive 'white cliff' former hamlet near Evreux; Carquelif (Caleclif 1224 in Saint-Martin-en-Campagne); Risleclif former hamlet near Saint-Samson-de-la-Roque; Mont Escalleclif (12th century, Doville); Mont Entenclin (Mont Estenclif 'stone cliff')...

The hill was used as an observation post at the battle of Brémule.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	173	—
1968	180	+4.0%
1975	142	−21.1%
1982	165	+16.2%
1990	203	+23.0%
1999	218	+7.4%
2008	272	+24.8%

See also

• Communes of the Eure department