Houlbec-Cocherel

Commune in Normandy, France

Coat of arms

Location of Houlbec-Cocherel

(2023–2026) Serge Fontaine^[1]Area

11.64 km² (4.49 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,262 • Density110/km² (280/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

27343 /27120

Elevation35–143 m (115–469 ft)
(avg. 142 m or 466 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Houlbec-Cocherel (French pronunciation: [ulbɛk kɔʃʁɛl]) is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France. The town is located 80 km away from the capital and most populous city in France, Paris.

History

The Battle of Cocherel, an event of the Hundred Years' War that occurred on 16 May 1364.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	341	—
1968	407	+19.4%
1975	460	+13.0%
1982	859	+86.7%
1990	1,127	+31.2%
1999	1,188	+5.4%
2008	1,345	+13.2%

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.