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Hiéville
L'église Saint-Pierre
L'église Saint-Pierre
Hiéville is located in France
Hiéville
Hiéville
Location in France
Hiéville is located in Normandy
Hiéville
Hiéville
Location in Normandy
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Lisieux
Canton Livarot-Pays-d'Auge
Commune Saint-Pierre-en-Auge
Area
1
4.77 km2 (1.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
317
 • Density 66.46/km2 (172.1/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
14170
Elevation 22–74 m (72–243 ft)
(avg. 50 m or 160 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hiéville was a small town, called a commune, located in northwestern France. It was part of the Calvados area in the Normandy region.

On January 1, 2017, Hiéville joined with other nearby towns to form a new, larger commune called Saint-Pierre-en-Auge. This means Hiéville is no longer a separate commune on its own.

People of Hiéville

The number of people living in a place is called its population. Over the years, the population of Hiéville changed.

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1962 218 —    
1968 243 +11.5%
1975 248 +2.1%
1982 265 +6.9%
1990 259 −2.3%
1999 253 −2.3%
2008 293 +15.8%
2019 317 +8.2%

In 1962, about 218 people lived there. By 2019, just before it merged, the population had grown to 317 people.

What Does the Name Hiéville Mean?

The name Hiéville has an interesting history, called its etymology. A French language expert named René Lepelley studied how the name came to be.

He believes "Hiéville" is similar to another town's name, "Hiesville." Both names likely come from an old word, 'hedo,' which means 'pleasure.'

The second part of the name, 'ville,' comes from an old French word. This word originally meant a country estate or a piece of land. It came from the Latin phrase villa rustica, which was a countryside home. So, the name might suggest a "pleasant country estate."

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