Cormeilles () is a commune located in the

Eure Eure ( ; ; or ) is a department in the administrative region of Normandy, northwestern France, named after the river Eure. Its prefecture is Évreux. In 2021, Eure had a population of 598,934.department in the

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Population

The inhabitants are called ''Cormeillais''.

Geography

Cormeilles is located in the north-western part of the Eure department, on the small river Calonne, which empties into the Touques. Cormeilles is part of the

Pays d'Auge The Pays d'Auge (, literally ''Land of Auge'') is an area in Normandy, straddling the '' départements'' of Calvados and Orne (plus a small part of the territory of Eure). The chief town is Lisieux. Geography Generally it consists of the basin ...

Economy

The largest distillery of

Calvados Calvados (, , ) is a brandy from Normandy in France, made from apples and/or pears. History In France Apple orchards and brewers are mentioned as far back as the 8th century by Charlemagne. The first known record of Norman distillation was ma ...

in Normandy is located in Cormeilles.

International relations

Cormeilles is twinned with

Chepstow Chepstow () is a town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales, adjoining the border with Gloucestershire, England. It is located on the tidal River Wye, about above its confluence with the River Severn, and adjoining the western end of the ...

, and has been since 1975. Cormeilles is also twinned with Decs in Hungary, and has been since 2001. Normandie Eure Cormeilles tango7174

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