Thury-Harcourt

Thury-Harcourt
Coat of arms of Thury-Harcourt
Location of Thury-Harcourt
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Thury-Harcourt is located in France
Thury-Harcourt
Thury-Harcourt
Thury-Harcourt is located in Normandy
Thury-Harcourt
Thury-Harcourt
Coordinates: 48°59′02″N 0°28′23″W / 48.984°N 0.4730°W / 48.984; -0.4730
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementCaen
CantonLe Hom
CommuneThury-Harcourt-le-Hom
Area
1
4.90 km2 (1.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
2,010
 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
14220
Elevation18–156 m (59–512 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.

Thury-Harcourt (French pronunciation: [tyʁi aʁkuʁ] ) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom.[2] The town is 24 kilometres (15 mi) south of Caen, in the Orne valley. It is part of Norman Switzerland, which attracts visitors for various sports and outdoor activities with its hilly terrain.