Montfort-sur-Risle explained

Montfort-sur-Risle
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Montfort-sur-Risle (Eure).svg
Arrondissement:Bernay
Canton:Pont-Audemer
Insee:27413
Postal Code:27290
Mayor:Jean-Luc Barre[1]
Term:2021 - 2026
Coordinates:49.2961°N 0.6656°W
Elevation Min M:27
Elevation Max M:102
Area Km2:3.94

Montfort-sur-Risle (in French pronounced as /mɔ̃fɔʁ syʁ ʁil/, literally Montfort on Risle) is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy region in northern France.

History

In Gallic times the river Risle delimited the territories of the tribes of Veliocasses and the Lexovii. Between 980 and 1204, when it passed into the hands of the King of France with its castle, Montfort-sur-Risle was a lordship. The most famous Lord of Montfort was Hugues II de Montfort (died 1083), who joined in the Norman conquest of England, for which he received 114 English manors.[2]

Population

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
  2. Web site: Préfecture of Eure . 2013-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223348/http://www.ancien.eure.pref.gouv.fr/categorie/departement/intercommunalite/commune/communerenseignement.php?commune=27413 . 2016-03-03 . dead .