Nonancourt () is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Eure department in
Normandy
Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...
in northern
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
. The writer
Louis-François Beffara (1751–1838) and the playwright
Lucien Besnard (1872–1955) were born in Nonancourt.
Nonancourt station has rail connections to Argentan, Paris and Granville.
Since 1975 Nonancourt has been twinned with
Earls Colne
Earls Colne is a village in Essex, England named after the River Colne, on which it stands, and the Earls of Oxford who held the manor of Earls Colne from before 1086 to 1703.
History Manor of Earls Colne
In the time of Edward the Confess ...
in Essex.
Earls Colne Twinning Association
Earls Colne Parish Council
Population
See also
* Communes of the Eure department
References
Communes of Eure
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