Gavrus

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Gavrus
Commune
The church in Gavrus
Location of Gavrus
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Coordinates: 49°07′09″N 0°30′50″W / 49.1192°N 0.5139°W / 49.1192; -0.5139
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Évrecy
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jérôme Lebouteiller^[1]
Area ¹	2.71 km² (1.05 sq mi)
Population (2023)^[2]	635
• Density	234/km² (607/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14297 /14210
Elevation	45–114 m (148–374 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gavrus (French pronunciation: [ɡaˈvʁy]) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Geography

The river Odon is the only watercourse which flows through the commune.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	112	—
1968	111	−0.9%
1975	127	+14.4%
1982	161	+26.8%
1990	196	+21.7%
1999	218	+11.2%
2008	449	+106.0%

Twin towns – sister cities

Gavrus, along with Bougy, Évrecy, Baron-sur-Odon & Éterville is twinned with:^[5]

Gaukönigshofen, Germany

See also

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2025.
^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Odon (I26-0400)".
^ "Gavrus · 14210, France". Gavrus · 14210, France.
^ "Le jumelage allemand célèbre ses vingt ans". Ouest-France (in French). Ouest-France. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2025.

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