Mesnil-sur-l'Estrée () 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
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.
It is one of many villages in the north of France bearing the name ''Estrées''. The etymology of the name is from ''strata'' (
cognate of English "street") which developed into "estrée" - the word for the stone-layered
Roman roads in the area (some of which turned into modern highways). Hence ''"Mesnil-sur-l'Estrée''", ''"Mesnil On The Road"''.
Population
See also
*
Communes of the Eure department
References
Communes of Eure
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